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Inb4 apple places a chip in the cable that only handshakes with apple devices?
It's the ports, they force USB2.0 speeds (same as lightning) unless you get the Pro (this is unverified)
As long as they don't fuckup the charging speed, I doubt it would make a major difference. The number of people/occasions you need to use a physical cable to transfer data is much smaller now than in the past.
Oh they will fuck it. No doubt. Especially since charging wattage is controlled by software. Dell already does this thing with their laptops as 100W charging voltage over USB C is only available through Dell chargers