• audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    The irony is that I have a bunch of lightning cables because I’ve been using an iPhone with AirPods for years. So when I finally upgrade, a bunch of my old cables will end up as e-waste.

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      1 year ago

      Apple also switched connectors. So apple is also evil and makes ewaste. Stupid arguments stab you in the foot.

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      1 year ago

      Why just waste them? If they still work, either sell them on for a few pennies or whatever their condition is, donate them to others who’d still use them or pass them out for free.Or, I know you can in the UK, not sure aboit other countries, but i imagine EU countries would have this, and Americas probably should, but just recycle them.

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      1 year ago

      or you could give them to someone who still uses an iPhone with a lightning connector. You could even sell them.

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        1 year ago

        I could. But the irony still stands that by Apple being forced to change connectors I’m going to have to go out and buy new cables. Honestly, though, I agree with the EU, this is a change that Apple should have done sooner. They were one of the first computer companies to completely dump the old USB connector in their laptops for the space saving. I wish they would have moved to USB-C across the board at that point.

        From what I’ve heard, they were holding out to try to move from Lightning connectors to completely wireless charging with no ports.

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        Shhhhh, don’t talk logic. You can only throw perfectly working stuff in the dump. Giving it ? What’s next ? Become a communist scum ? Hell, No ! Selling it ? That would make apple poor shareholders sad…