31337hacker t1_iuajhuf wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Reply to comment by AlpsMysterious2419 in Apple is the only leading global smartphone vendor to increase sales year-on-year driven by robust demand by preppythugg

Here's a $20 USD USB-C to USB-C charging cable from Google: https://store.google.com/us/product/usb_type_c_usb_type_c?hl=en-US

Companies like Apple, Samsung and Google will always sell overpriced accessories. Accessories make up a big chunk of net sales.

Also, there are ways to get much cheaper Lightning cables.

AlpsMysterious2419 t1_iualh9m wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:14 PM

From my experience even the cheaper lighting cables are like $5 from retailers so still 4x more for a slower cable. In truth lighting cables cost similar to make as USB cables. Apple created the MFI-Certifed standard out of profit protection and spin it to be a consumer protection standard.