Apple’s Lightning connector was the first great port — and USB-C might be the last
Apple’s Lightning connector was the first great port — and USB-C might be the last RIP Lightning. You were proprietary, which was annoying, but you were so easy to plug in. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe Lightning connector really only had two jobs: be tiny and be foolproof. Apple developed the new port for the iPhone 5, which at the time was simultaneously the largest, thinnest, and lightest iPhone the compa...