I guess the bias is fine, but Apple has never used micro-USB!
I’m with you there, but I think Apple will start shipping USB-C to Lightning cables in the box this year (and hopefully open it up so 3rd parties can make them, too).
2018 and why USB-C is still a mess
True with that but they are covering the market share for all the non-flagship Android phones 
This would be good to see, especially for those in the Apple ecosystem who will most likely have the relevant brick charger to enable fast charge etc due to having a MacBook etc…other’s though will no doubt get the premium tag to buy the brick for the ‘new cable’ they include 
That’s the comical part with Apple, they often come out with these ‘brave’ decisions and re-inventing the wheel kind things but with a future profit waiting within the folds of their cloaks…
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So what is that?
If Apple leads, then the flagship Androids, then the non-flagship Androids… Why is the priority on the latter? Pretty much Android flagships aren’t feeling the love from Anker. But as a predominately Apple user personally, I am still frustrated by the inclusion of micro USB in 2018, so who does it appeal to? And even then why can’t they just choose from Anker’s existing lineup?!
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The sub $60 market and existing pre-USB-C models in circulation I would guess (which I’m guessing is plentiful in numbers depending on region)
Not disagreeing with you buddy, USB-C capabilities far exceed micro USB and no doubt will become the next main standard for a while (until the wireless craze goes big big), so jumping in now on some ‘flagship’ items seems like a no brainer to most…just calling what I can see.
Exactly. Those options already exist. And plenty of them. We don’t need all the new ones to continue that trend, even at price points less than $60.
Awaiting MKBHD’s USB-C All the Things Pt. 3 (2018) video… likely primarily targeted at accessory makers since most phones are already on board.
I also do not understand. There is a USB C powerline on the Powerdraw right now…
You telling me that’s wholesale?
I say be a leader in the USB-C market. Make quality Type C cables and be THE brand for it.
When it finally becomes the “standard”, you would have already grabbed the market. There are plenty of Samsung Galaxy, LG, Google, One Plus phones in the market that utilize this connection.
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I believe this is the right attitude about the situation, but unfortunately, Anker seems to be taking the opposite approach. 
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I agree while heartedly, sadly It seems Anker only cares about the Apple crowd and nothing else
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How many times have I got to tell you guys.
Apple Rules 
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It doesn’t seem like that to me. I believe the decision lies elsewhere, maybe on the cost of licensing USB-C everywhere or even an overstock of Micro-USB connectors they have to use.
I do believe the transition should be faster. As I said, I’m a great supporter of the “pull off the Band-Aid” method. That said, I don’t buy tech all the time, and the only device I have with an USB-C connection is a GoPro Hero5 Session - and I bought an Anker USB-C cable for it.
Do I believe USB-C should be mandatory in new products? Yes, absolutely. Do I believe it’s a dealbreaker if it doesn’t? It depends. It’s not like we are transmitting large amounts of data and energy to our speakers, for instance. But a new projector? That one should have USB-C from the start.
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This is my thinking also (as mentioned earlier in the thread), us as ‘consumers’ only see the ‘there’s demand, so where is it, your being too slow’ whereas Anker behind the scenes also have the ‘market demand vs licensing vs manufacturing vs possible end profit’ to factor into consideration…no doubt it will get there eventually but not at the overall speed everyone clambers for…
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Perhaps by the time USB-C gets a firm grasp, a new format will likely be introduced, thus starting the adoption cycle all over again. USB-C isn’t the end-all format as there’s always something new around the corner; likely smaller, likely faster, likely better.
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Yeah, I heard it was expensive to make these cables. A lot more devices are coming out with USB type C ports and it is very irritating because I have to buy adapters for them.
I know what you mean. I don’t need to buy USB-C cables for my Anker Soundcore products. Right now, I only need to buy USB Type-A Anker products because I recharge my Anker Micro-B products.
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If I am travelling and have a mix of Micro-B and C devices I carry a B to C adapter, and yes they fall off and get lost. To carry two cables is heavier and larger.
Example coming up next days is I have my OnePlus6, they have been using type C for 2 year, I am traveling for about 16 hours, so I will be with a Anker Powerport II 6700, Anker Soundbuds Life, OnePlus 6. The Life will not last 16 hours so at the times during the trip I don’t need the buds I will plug into the Powercore, otherwise I will keep the phone plugged into Powercore. Which cable do I need. If Anker’s Soundbuds were type C i’d need one cable a non-reversible (by end) a A to C cable. If Anker’s Powercore was type C I’d need one cable, a C to C fully reversible cable. If Anker’s Poweport were type C I’d be able to use that one cable to recharge Powercore.
Anker’s current decisions are forcing me to carry more cables and dongles.
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Mmm, am I missing something, but why not simply use one of those tiny micro to C adaptor plugs?
They fall off. You lose them.
Some indeed fall off when you even look at them. Others fit securely.
Some are connected to the cable with a short wire or similar.
The main advantage for a plug is that it’s 2-in-1 and saves be taking extra cable with me.
But… situations differ.