Yes, but how many people want to plug their phone into their Mac book if they even are part of the small minority of people around the world who have one and everybody has regular USB-A type wall chargers around and they are super easy to find if you are travelling and lose one or forget one in a hotel. I'm sure USB-C will become the standard in the next 2 or so years, but I think last year and this year would have been a bit too early.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of lenron brown Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 8:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Apple should have included a USB-C cable with the new iPhone, Business Insider They should have made this standard last year. I mean come on you release a macbook with only usb C and then don't make it so your phones can plug right in. Also fast chargers should totally come in the box. On 9/23/18, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Carolyn, > > No, you don't have to buy an extra cable or charger unless you want to plug > your iPhone into an Apple laptop for charging and here it has to be one > which came out in the last couple of years since they only have a USB-C port > so you either need an adapter or a separate cable. You would also need said > USB-C cable along with a USB-C type wall charger if you want to use Apple's > fast charger technology, if you have those two items (that I think is where > the $70 comes from) then you apparently can charge one of the new iPhones > from 0 to 50% in half an hour. > Apart from that all new iPhones still come with the familiar cable you > already own with the Lightning plug on one end to plug into your phone and > with a traditional USB-A type connector on the other end. This one can be > plugged into any Windows laptop or desktop for charging or syncing and in a > gazillion wall chargers which you can buy everywhere. > Of course if you are not buying a new phone for another year or two chances > are by then that a USB-C cable will be standard with all iPhones. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Carolyn Arnold > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 4:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Apple should have included a USB-C cable with the new iPhone, > Business Insider > > So, if I replaced my phone, I'd have to buy a cable, and it would be $70? > That being the case, why wouldn't I, before purchasing phone buy cable, > charger, and connecter for magnetic cable from Accessible electronics for > $11.99 for a three foot one or $13.99 for a five foot one> I am asking this, > because I really want to know for down the road. Does the XR have a cable? > > Best regards, > > Carolyn > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 4:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Apple should have included a USB-C cable with the new iPhone, > Business Insider > > My guess is that is is less an oversight than a business decision and that > Apple knows by not including a USB-C to Lightning cable they can make > another few Million in profits since people will of course buy them. > It also means accessory manufacturers who also make such cables and adapters > are also happy. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 12:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Apple should have included a USB-C cable with the new iPhone, > Business Insider > > Apple's big bet on the future of USB is increasingly looking like a rare > misfire By Matt Weinberger > > Starting in 2016, the MacBook Pro ditched separate charging and display > ports, and whittled everything down to two USB-C ports. Apple AAPL Apple > 217.66 -2.37 (-1.10 %) > Disclaimer Get real-time AAPL charts here > > . Apple's newest MacBook Pro laptops got rid of the separate ports for > charging and accessories, and instead whittled it down to two USB-C ports. > . USB-C is hyped as the replacement for regular-old USB, also known as > USB Type-A. It can handle charging, plugging in external monitors, and any > and all other kinds of accessories from a single cable. It's neat! > . But also, it means that you have to buy pricey, annoying dongles if > you want to plug in any of the existing flash drives, mice, keyboard, or > other gadgetry you already own. It's frustrating! > . Ultimately, it's hard to take Apple's big bet on USB-C seriously > when not even its own iPhones come with a USB-C cable. That's right: You > can't connect a new iPhone to a MacBook or MacBook Pro without shelling out > for a new cable or adapter. > . It's an annoying oversight from a company that's known for nailing > the details. > A few months ago, our I.T. department sent me a mid-2017 model MacBook Pro > to replace my fast-aging MacBook Air. > To catch you up, Apple gave its premium, top-shelf MacBook Pro lineup a > controversial new design starting in 2016. Its keyboard was flimsy and prone > to breaking (hasn't happened to me yet, and largely fixed by a new model in > 2018); some versions sported a strange Touch Bar above the keyboard (mine > doesn't have one); and, worst of all, it replaced the traditional USB ports > with the new, cutting-edge USB-C (the bane of my existence). > Yes, it's the last one that really gets under my skin. Starting with the > 2016 MacBook Pro, Apple took out the charging port, the mini-HDMI port, and > indeed everything but a headphone jack, and replaced it with nothing more > than two USB-C ports. It could be worse, though: The regular MacBook only > gets a single USB-C port. > It's easy to see where Apple was going with this move. USB-C offers many > benefits over regular USB (which, by the way, is officially called USB-A) - > it means that the same cable can be used for charging, for plugging in a > monitor, or attaching any number of other accessories. And it sidesteps the > most annoying thing about USB: The connector plugs in no matter which side > is facing up. It's elegant in a way that feels very Apple-y, for lack of a > better term. > It also means that any USB-C charger can work with any USB-C gadget. When > I'm traveling, I don't need to pack a separate charger for my Nintendo > Switch - my MacBook Pro charger will power it up just fine. (I mean, I pack > a separate Switch charger anyway, but that's because I'm neurotic, not > because I have to.) If you have a phone or tablet that charges via USB-C, > like a Google Pixel 2 or Microsoft Surface Go, you'd be able to charge it > from there, too. > This is the gear you would neat to give your iPhone the fastest possible > charge. The cable on the right connects USB-C to Lightning - the kind of > cable you'd need to connect an iPhone to the newest MacBook Pro line. Apple > It's not unusual for Apple to get out ahead of the curve on new standards > like this. The original iMac caught a ton of flack in the '90s for not > including a floppy disk drive, but that turned out to be the right move, as > the rise of the internet, re-writable CDs, and USB flash drives combined to > make them quickly obsolete. > This time, though, Apple may have outsmarted itself. Because while a handful > of gadget-makers, like Google and Nintendo, have pushed boldly into the > USB-C future, the rest of the world still runs on good ol' reliable USB-A. > If you want to plug in your existing mouse and keyboard into the MacBook > Pro, you still need some kind of adapter, hub, or dongle. It's what > gadget-heads have dubbed "dongle hell," as plugging in everyday accessories > becomes a headache. > Indeed, the largest sign that USB-C just isn't quite ready for prime-time > comes from Apple itself. > Apple's newest phones, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, do not include a > USB-C cable, or a fast-charging power adapter with which to use one. That > means if you buy Apple's most expensive new iPhone, which starts at $1,000, > you can't use it with Apple's most expensive MacBook Pro without buying a > new cable, or at least, an annoying dongle. All told, an Apple-branded USB-C > cable, and a fast-charging wall plug to go with it, will run you another > $70. > It's not the end of the world; I have to imagine that most iPhone owners > charge from the wall anyway, or at least own a computer that still has an > original-recipe USB port. > Still, it's a surprising oversight from Apple, which loves to boast about > how well the iPhone and Mac work together. Software like iMessage and Photos > works seamlessly across phone and computer, but a single cable, not in the > box, makes it that much harder to connect the hardware. > Maybe Apple is once ahead ahead of the curve, and USB-C will be the dominant > standard everywhere before too long. 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