It won't fly to tell its customers that they can't have it because Apple considers itself too special to simply follow standards and the law.
Good luck with that.
Normal people don't talk like that about connector sockets.
When you've spent a long time dealing with blindingly or subtly hateful plugs and sockets, a connector like lightning seems utterly magical. I appreciate its ergonomics every time I plug my phone in.
Not to mention what a hassle it is to find someone to borrow their cable from if I accidentally left mine at home.
This is not how talking works.