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Anon is incompatible (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 251 points 4 weeks ago (36 children)

I'm proud to be incompatible with Apple

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 50 points 4 weeks ago (12 children)

Skill issue. I have LocalSend on all my devices.

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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 37 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

What's rather ironic is my Linux FOSS setup is more compatible than ever because it can open my students .notes and .pages files, while MS Word couldn't.

And naturally, I'm proud of using FOSS so I guess I'm proud to be compatible with everything.

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[–] auzy1@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

My Mac studio m2 was the only computer I ever had that had compatibility issues with some USB cables

People talk about Apple hardware like it's incredible, but honestly, no pc manufacturer would make that mistake

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[–] placebo@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 weeks ago

It's rather Apple who is incompatible with the rest of the world. Any other bluetooth device can transfer files with other bluetooth devices.

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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 107 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

If I'm in a situation where it's Apple or failure, I will gladly fail.

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[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 94 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Hey remember that tried and true universal plug-in that literally works on everything and everybody loves? Lets not have that anymore.

[–] red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com 98 points 4 weeks ago (34 children)

I know Apple is terrible with usability, but I also think USB-C is now the one that works everywhere. All my last USB stick purchases had USB-A and C, just so that I don't have to run away in tears. I can even use them with smartphones and those never had USB-A.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 35 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the new standard, but there should always be at least one USB-A. It's still incredibly common.

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

USB-C is over 11 years old.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 19 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

And? Is there something newer that's a standard? If not, it's the new one.

Also, it's only recently become the de facto standard. Yes, it's older than that, but it didn't become the standard until maybe five years ago. So much was still being made for USB-A, and some things still are. Anything older than ~5 years ago has good odds of being A.

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Anything older than 5 years ago has the odds of being A, B, Mini A, Mini B, Micro A, Micro B, etc.

C is the standard. If you need legacy support, there’s hubs and adapters. No need to perpetuate legacy ports. I’d love a serial and a parallel connector - there’s plenty of modern industrial gear still using them. But we do that with C -> Serial adapters.

A device has a limited number of ports. Would one rather two USB-C, or one A and one C?

That A port will have diminishing value if one intends to use the device for 5 to 10 years and increases the probability someone discards the device early given the limited number of modern, high value ports.

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[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 15 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

my home computer has no USB-C and I can't afford to upgrade because gestures broadly.

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[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Both USB-C and USB-A have their pros and cons.

USB-C has a lot more bandwidth and power draw.
USB-A is sturdier and cheaper.

For things like a mouse or keyboard, having more bandwidth or power draw are useless, but being cheaper and sturdier are not.

One can not replace the other entirely. Apple just wants to milk everyone by forcing them to buy all their peripherals again.

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[–] Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world 44 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Remember folks, apple onyl has usb c because they were forced to

[–] Footer1998@crazypeople.online 29 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

fuck apple but you're kinda mistaken here, if you're talking about just iphone, maybe you're right - but they had usb c (actually thunderbolt) on macbook and ipad before any legal rulings, macbooks before there was even any hint of legislation iirc.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

usb c (actually thunderbolt)

aren't these different tech stacks and connectors?

[–] Footer1998@crazypeople.online 17 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

used to be, not anymore though, thunderbolt uses the same ports as USB C and is compatible with USB C, you can think of thunderbolt as enhanced USB C

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[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They were forced to have one, they were not forced to remove everything else.

That is solely on them.

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[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 4 weeks ago

iPhones only have USB-C because they were forced to, but MacBooks were some of the very early adopters of the connector, and iPads also picked it up well before the requirement.

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[–] spacegoat@lemmy.world 35 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Fake. Huawei users aren’t real

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 26 points 4 weeks ago

They are, and they browse lemmy.ml

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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 28 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

Americucks and their Apple.

[–] Ostrichgrif@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago

Can't be an American story because Huawei is banned in the USA 🥹

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[–] 5ha99y@lemmus.org 27 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

Man, you are the superior one, because you are still using a real Computer

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

I guess we forgot how to email…

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[–] B0rax@feddit.org 24 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The Huawei phone likely has usb c as well. Just use a cable…

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 14 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

connect phone to girls laptop

girl finds my 500GB AI deepfake collection

get beat to death

[–] Footer1998@crazypeople.online 20 points 4 weeks ago

i'm not seeing a problem here

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[–] dan69@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago

lol what happened to emailing the presentation or sharing it on a cloud drive like Google

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 15 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

I just have USB-C to USB-A adapter, for this kind of problems, and the reverse adapter as well.

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[–] Angryhumanoid@fedinsfw.app 14 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

They make A to C adapters.

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[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Just get a usbC flash drive. USB C is actually pretty good and you can easily get one that has both a and c.

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[–] Luisp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Share using a webrtc website

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