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> No, Lightning was great because if you saw a lightning cable, you could plug it in and know exactly what it's going to do

I have dollar store Lightning cables that only have pins on one side and only charge and don't do data.

Also Lightning cables suck because you know that literally none of them can even do even 1080p video.

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All I need from a lightning cable is for it to charge things, but USB-C doesn't even guarantee that. I bought a shower speaker last year that charges through USB-C, and for some reason the charging cable that came with my Google Pixel won't charge it, but the cable for my Nintendo Switch Pro controller does. That's been my general experience.

i have a vape battery that charges by USB-C but only the 6" long cable it came with. none of my other cables will charge it, and its cable won't charge anything else.

Also repeated below, but it applies here too: I don't get it. Isn't the point of the EU directive that the cables are interchangeable to reduce waste? Why do different cables behave differently then?

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