Apple Should Adopt USB Type-C

There is this huge inconsequence at Apple: USB Type-C vs Lightning. Add the plans to get rid of the 3.5 mm audio jack and you end up with a total mess.

Imagine I'm a pure Apple guy. The latest Macbook and the latest iPhone. Two different chargers, two different cables. Also after the 3.5mm audio jack is dropped, that means plus two sets of headphones: one Lighting (for the phone) and the other one USB Type-C (for the Macbook).

The only way for Apple to make a sensible transition away from the 3.5mm audio port is to fully adopt USB Type-C by replacing the 3.5mm port with the Type-C port. Releasing a dual - port (USB Type-C + Lightning) iPhone and start phasing out the Lightning port. Lightning is the new FireWire would be a really smart move. Lightning is just another FireWire. No future for it - USB will win again. You can't change the wind direction by blowing at it. It is a tough decision but Apple was making such before: FireWire to USB and PowerPC to Intel.

And by the way... the two-port configuration should become the default one, for any phone. Users will appreciate they can charge their devices while listening to music on headphones - without an Y-adapter.