Does USB Type C Herald the End of Apple's Proprietary Connectors?

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @03:08AM from the u-stands-for-physically-incompatible dept.

An anonymous reader writes The Verge has an interesting editorial about the USB Type C connector on the new Macbook, and what this might mean for Apple's Lightning and Thunderbolt connectors. The former is functionally identical to USB Type C, and the latter has yet to prove popular in the external media and "docking" applications for which it was originally intended. Will Apple phase out these ports in favour of a single, widely-accepted, but novel standard? Or do we face a dystopian future where Apple sells cords with USB Type C on one end, and Lightning on the other?

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Hmmm by Anonymous Coward · 2015-03-10 03:12 · Score: -1, Troll

If apple can sell you a $40 adapter, do you think they would choose not to? They have a captive market, a group who blindly follows their every "invention" as the best thing ever ( note, that doesn't mean EVERYONE who uses an apple is this way). I doubt they would cut out that part of their profit.