> The judge said Apple had "obliged the consumer to purchase a second product of its exclusive manufacture,"
This take is baffling to me. While I don't necessarily agree with Apple's decision to take the charger out and change to USB-C at the same time, this is an awful take. First of all there's a million and 1 USB-C chargers from many different manufactures. Second, USB-A to C adapters exist. Third, there are 3rd party manufacturers of USB-A to Lightning cables.
I'm confused how anyone could believe Apple is the exclusive manufacturer of anything required for an IPhone but the phone.
This take is baffling to me. While I don't necessarily agree with Apple's decision to take the charger out and change to USB-C at the same time, this is an awful take. First of all there's a million and 1 USB-C chargers from many different manufactures. Second, USB-A to C adapters exist. Third, there are 3rd party manufacturers of USB-A to Lightning cables.
I'm confused how anyone could believe Apple is the exclusive manufacturer of anything required for an IPhone but the phone.