How is your not *actually* owning an iPhone relevant to your opinion about this sort of thing being standardised?
I mean, I'd understand why you would feel the need to point out if you *did* have an iPhone, but if the same tube plugs into all your devices anyway, why the gratuitous Applephobia?
(, Wed 8 Jun 2022, 23:32, Reply)
Sony were really bad for proprietary connections in the early '00s.
It was a massive pain in the arse then, and there's really no excuse for it now if there is a standardised alternative that does the job equally as well or better. I'll admit that I'm a bit 'Applephobic', also. But almost entirely due to nonsense like the Lightning connector.
(, Wed 8 Jun 2022, 23:49, Reply)
Their range of camcorders and outboard mics/accessories immediately spring to mind.
Not to mention their fucking Memory Sticks. They're still at it, mind.
(, Thu 9 Jun 2022, 15:54, Reply)