Exactly. Its not about how many times they’ve changed the connector, its the fact that every other smartphone manufacturer has followed the standard for many years now and doesn’t require its own proprietary cable.....except Apple.

Sorry, but this is incorrect. Android has had touchscreens since the very beginning. Look up the TMobile G1.

No, because that is the new standard (replacing micro usb) and is excpected. It’s not one manufacturer deciding to make their own cable just to force people to buy them and not use their exsisting cables they already own. While of course the initial change comes with some inconvenience (which is inevitable unless you…

Exactly this. Seems you are the only person posting here that actually understands the concept of a standard. This is not opinion, it is fact. 99%+ phones not manufactured by Apple have continually used the current USB standard for data communication and charging their phones. Apple has continued to ignore the…