This isn’t the reason, but could be a reasonable explanation:
These dongles are only necessary for things like docks to make their fixed connector work with a new device. So apple won’t sell many of them, therefore they have to charge a lot to make up for low volume.
guys i have an crazy idea it’s very out there but listen what if we didn’t just put one usb c port on phone but multiple and while were at it we could add some kind of port that allows to carry sound on an standardized port
I do not understand this undressing annoying trend to not use punctuation anywhere in online comments. Are these people paying a premium on commas and periods, or something?
See, this is the only converter tried and tested to work on Apple iPhone 15™, which incorporates the most advanced technology designed by a dozen skilled engineers at Apple, and then manufactured through an industry-defining precision machining process that can assemble this adapter with accuracy down to the nanometer level. In addition, advancements in materials management have made this the most ecologically friendly adapter yet, using 30% fewer PFAS-containing elements and a 50% reduction in energy costs to meet Apple’s 2030 goals. The end result is an adapter that offers no compromises and provides a cutting edge Lightning to USB adaptation experience, now with the USB 2.0 speeds you know and love.
And all of this can be yours for the completely reasonable price of US$29.99 before taxes and fees.
Funnily, while I’m sure they may have hyped the lightning connector, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them hype their dongles or cables.
I think there’s just so many tech illiterate people using apple products that they just de facto buy apple stuff for their apple stuff. No upsell or price justification needed.
That Lightning end is huge. There has to be something going on there that makes this cost this much. This has to be be niche though. Only with equipment or accessories where you can’t replace the cable.
My first apple product was a PowerBook (the first aluminum one after the titanium laptop).
It came with a DVI/VGA dongle and had FireWire 800, 400, Ethernet, 56k modem, a bunch of USB ports, headphone and mic jacks, a DVI port, and even cardbus slot.
I only ever really used the DVI, FireWire, USB and headphone ports though. And the separate mic port was actually a pain in the ass.
I just looked, but could only find USB-C to male lightning ports. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an adapter or cable with a female lightning port on the end.
Yes, some accessories have a hard-wired lightning male end (and therefore need a female adapter). The Apple pencil, those alarm clock speaker docks, some flash drives, etc.
None of those devices I listed have a cable attached to it, just a male lightning end as part of the device itself.
The Apple pencil, that came out 8 years ago, charges with a male lightning port at the end (where an eraser might go on a normal pencil). There’s no cable, you’d just insert that end to a lightning supported iPad or iPhone to recharge.
The magnetic charger enabled second generation came out in 2018, but Apple still fully supports the first generation model.
Ah gotcha. Thanks for clarifying because I was imagining a goofy cable hanging off the end of the thing, flying all over the place while you’re writing.
It’s the stupid tax/desperation tax. Either you are so stupid you’d buy an adapter for your cable that’s more expensive than a new cable or you are so desperate because a vital accessory has lightning built in and won’t work without a dongle
This is the answer. It is expensive because it will be a low demand item. Most people will never need this, so it is a specialty item that is taking up valuable shelf space.
All the conspiracy theories in this thread are just the standard “whaa, they changed something” whining.
This has a different purpose. It’s if you want to connect your iPhone to a 2008 car that still has a 30pin port (that you adapted to lightning) or a 2013 base model that only has lightning for example. For specialty accessories basically
The industrial design teams spent months streamining the design and making all the angles complement each other so the design is simple, yet not too busy, while still providing 35% of the capability of our competition.
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