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Not everything is a conspiracy to make more money.

I don’t know a single person in my bubble who needs more lightning cables. I have a dozen unused lightning cables already laying around.

I threw away every pair of headphones that came with an iPhone I have ever bought. Most of mini/micro usb cables that come with small electronics go into trash - I do not need more cables!

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>Not everything is a conspiracy to make more money.

???? That's literally exactly what the point of every business decision is.

I’ve made business decisions.

It’s not always a conspiracy to make more money.

You are right sometimes it is all out in the open

Well, no, that's why things like government regulations exist. Some business decisions are to keep within, say, a government target for waste produced.

And government control over these matters is why lobbyists exist

There are literally people in the world that can be motivated by something other than money. Some of those people are involved in making business decisions. Imagine that!

Agreed. At this point extra cables and chargers seems wasteful.

If you need one there are plenty of options, including affordable 3rd party options.

Was just thinking about how they stopped including headphones. Yeah, I already have enough chargers, headphones and whatever else…

Cynically it’s probably a way to adjust for inflation or whatever by keeping the same price but reducing the amount of stuff you get.

Agreed. I've never even owned a device that uses Lightning, and I still have a small handful of Lightning cables in various cable drawers.

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