must be an apple thing lol i have never had this happen
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Forced obsolescence. What better way to make money than cut the cost of making a cable that lasts half as long for twice as much that people need regularly? This is an example baked into the very government as it called for initial light bulbs to only last a certain amount of time so they are replaced more often to "stimulate" the market.
Just so we are clear, the current iPhone is about a mm thicker than the RJ-11 jack at the end of the phone cord…
Apple's cables are the absolute worst I've ever owned. They always break.
This is because the plastic they originally used which was good for this kinda caused cancer, so they had to change to a new plastic for that fascist white they love.... Only problem is the new plastic breaks easily.
“Fascist white”?
Apple likes things white... Much like....
Weird, for me the apple cables are usually the best I can get. But I've never had one of those plastic/silicone cables of theirs, just their braided USB-C ones. They have really good charging speeds and I have yet to break one of them.
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You own the Apple cable and are responsible for the repairs, Apple sells replacements, so they're built to die and require replacement quickly.
Back in the day, the phone company owned the phone and was responsible for the repairs, so they were built to last.
My cellphone doesnt even have the audio quality of an old landline...
What were those cords even made of? Fucking mithril?
Because you want it to fit in a small pocket, not take half the space in your backpack.
I feel like it wouldn't really be that hard to do. Just do the coily cable thing. It's the same reason why springs are coils.