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When lightning came out, it was also desirable because it was durable and reversible, and USB-C didn't exist yet. Its main problem is that it stayed around for too long.

The iPhone 15 supports Qi2, which is based on Apple's MagSafe standard. It's not proprietary.

I’m not saying it doesn’t support existing standards, I’m saying that they debuted MagSafe as a proprietary but superior version of the technology.

The non-proprietary Qi2 version of this technology came out multiple years after Apple already sold millions of proprietary MagSafe accessories and built up a brand name around it.

that’s been around for years now on iphones.

That fact doesn't invalidate my reasoning. When MagSafe was introduced to the iPhone, Apple knew that Lightning was going away in a few short years.