Honest question: what do you guys think this all means for the Lightning connector?
I think that's gone.
Not so sure. Apple make $$$ from licence sales to peripherals makers for Lightning that they wouldn't get for USBC. Think
they will keep it in iPhone at least for a while yet. My view is that Apple found the existing micro-USB spec to fall short of its requirements and USB-C was not yet ready, so they created the Lightning port. Lightning has been around for
several years now and USB-C is just coming into play now.
Certainly I find the Lightning connectors and cables to be more robust that the predecessor 30-pin iPod era connector. The Apple MFI program allows for third party Lightning cables. I have several here that were
not expensive and seem well made.
I have not compared the USB-C connector against Lightning so I cannot say whether there might be constraints or durability compromises when used in very thin or small devices.
This article provides some comparisions and reasonable commentary.
I will miss the MagSafe power connector's 'yank away' feature.
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