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It’s happening with astonishing speed: the end of the line for Lightning ports on virtually allAppledevices.
I know, a lot for a late October event no one saw coming.
Bye-bye Lightning
The shift from lightning to USB-C started slowly but, in recent years and months has accelerated.
It hasn’t been that hard.
Just a month ago, Apple introduced USB-C on alliPhone 15phones.
Bye-bye Lightning
As far as I can tell, just those accessories.
Also an opportunity
TheMagic Mouseis another matter, of course.
I hope that Apple does take this opportunity to rethink that design.
A USB-C port on the back of the touch-surface mouse should be no big deal.
AsI wrote in May 2022, “Its time forApples Lightning port to die.
You know it, I know it, and Apple knows it.”
I counseled that you should not weep for the Lightning port.
Not everyone agrees entirely with my prediction.
This transition is the way of the technology world.
We innovate and introduce new ways of connecting.
They come with new software and hardware, new cables, and finally, new ports and plugs.
That means new ports, new plugs, and new cables.
It’s also one that will also be recounted, someday, by USB-C, as well.
In our digital world, nothing lasts forever.
I’m oddly okay with that.
