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tinyman392 t1_iwvelnn wrote

Reply to comment by Hairy_Al in USB-C will be mandatory for all smart devices sold in India by Sam1515024

Apple already supports Qi on its iPhones.

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Hairy_Al t1_iwves5w wrote

So it's not proprietary, which is what I was replying to

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4lan9 t1_iwvhqha wrote

Their connector, the magsafe, is proprietary. Sure you can use a Qi pad, but then it has to be lying down on a table and you can't use it normally like when plugged in.

They know this. They know you will still shell out $40 for a magsafe cable that costs the manufacturer extra money to sell as MFi just because it is proprietary.

They are making tens of billions off their cut from cables, apps, subscriptions that they don't even make themselves. This is anti-competitive behavior that hurts the end user

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