• lol3droflxp
    link
    fedilink
    62 years ago

    Because they co-developed it and it is the better connector if you want to do anything other than charging.

      • lol3droflxp
        link
        fedilink
        42 years ago

        Because they wanted to stick with their lightning ecosystem for iPhone

      • @mriguy@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        3
        edit-2
        2 years ago

        Because when they switched from the 30 pin connector to lightning, everybody bitched and moaned about it. So they promised they’d keep lightning for a decade. It’s been 11 years.

        But I’m sure if they’d broken their promise and switched earlier, everyone would have been understanding.

      • CptMuesli
        link
        fedilink
        22 years ago

        Because you can make more money when you abuse your market position to sell overpriced cables.