throwaway434814's comments

"A de facto standard is a custom or convention that has achieved a dominant position by public acceptance or market forces"

I think we were using the word standard to mean something different here, I apologize.

Going back to your argument, the reasons I typically see push for USB-C connectors are generally not technical and more about USB-C being _the_ standard connector and cutting down on e-waste.

>> existing industry standards appear to suffice

>reminder: lightning came first

Lightning was never a standard.

It only took them 8 years to adopt a standard every other phone company already did. Another 8 years for jack 3.5mm on iPhones?