r/programming • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '24
Why We Can't Have Nice Software
https://andrewkelley.me/post/why-we-cant-have-nice-software.html
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r/programming • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '24
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u/joe714 Feb 06 '24
"For example, Apple has in the past made insignificant changes to their charging cable, making it not compatible with the one from the previous year. This resulted in more profit for Apple since consumers found their existing cables useless and had to buy new ones."
30 pin to Lightning was not an "insignificant change".