Ok, maybe this is your first Apple Watch and you don't have a charger yet. But you seriously don't have a lightening cable and brick already? Also, you're math is quite unrealistic. Your $19 million figure assumes that everyone who buys an iPhone also buys a new $19 adapter, which is certainly not the case. Even then you'd have to subtract out their cost on the charger.
There are A LOT of people who own iOS devices but don’t own a Mac.
That's not a trade. If you don't get anything in return, you are gifting it to Apple.
Only because there is a new device every year doesn't mean that old ones are not usable any more.
Windows PCs have been shipping with USB-C almost as long. FWIW, the complaint seems to be centered around charging adapters and there are several good adapters that have both USB-A and USB-C. The point is that USB-C is not something that just dropped in our laps, we’ve been living with it for a good half decade plus and after people griping that Apple was STILL shipping USB-A cables, now Apple is shipping USB-C cables and people are still bitching over coughing up a bit of change for an adapter.
We’re talking about a cable and/or a charging adapter, not a device. If you have an old USB-A cable and charger, they should still work just fine with the new iPhone 13 and WATCH series 7, but you don’t get the benefits of faster charging, etc. Otherwise, USB-C has been around long enough that it’s time to cough up some cash for a USB-C adapter. Why do people on this forum, who are supposed to be so progressive and tech savvy, have to be told to buy a new adapter? It’s literally the cheapest purchase they’ll have to make, considering how much Apple’s devices cost.
Good grief are you on Tims Xmas card list? Buying a 200 dollar device and expecting people to pay MORE just to charge it? If you mainly purchased iPhones and watches you likely don’t have a usb c adapter.
That "supposed to be" is doing a lot of work describing general population of this forum. It's first world problems, give us every updated charger for free but also reduce impact on environment, and don't pay your employees or suppliers. If the complainers have more than one device, why wouldn't they have invested in a MagSafe Duo Charger or multi port brick from Anker or the like.
...or Series 5? I kind suspect the watch would have to have some of the fast charge technology in order to be able to fast charge.
Good grief! It’s been 6-1/2 years. Technology changes. Get used to it or hold on to your old Watch and iPhone forever. Did you have to purchase a new USB cable once printers stopped using parallel cables or are you still using that printer? Printer manufacturers did not put cables in the box, you had to pay for that USB-A to Type-B cable, sometimes dearly.
What the ever-loving heck makes you think you need to buy an Apple power brick to avoid a mediocre experience?
