Between my wife and I, we have two cell phones, three laptops, and a pair of wireless headphones. Only one of those devices doesn't use USB-C- her iPhone. I don't believe the other five devices have USB-C because they were forced to.
Great anecdote! My wife and I have a number of cell phones, tablets, headphones, and computers. The computers have USB-C, and so does one of the tablets. One headphone has micro-USB, and everything else is lightning. We have plenty of charging solutions for lightning (mostly USB-A bricks with lightning connectors), so moving to USB-C will mean we'll have to buy a 5-10 new bricks and cables. Not looking forward to it!
> moving to USB-C will mean we'll have to buy a 5-10 new bricks and cables
Why? Your computers and one of your tablets already have USB-C chargers, so you could just use those for your phones. Further, USB-A to USB-C cables exist, so you could reuse your existing USB-A bricks, too.
I can't unplug my computer to charge my phone because I use my computer in clamshell mode, which sadly only works when its plugged in. I do sometimes charge through my computer, but I find this is pretty slow. I figured that USB-A to USB-C cables exist, and we might decide to buy some of these. But if the change is happening, it might be foolish to purchase cables that have one foot in the grave already. The upside would be that we could still charge our micro USB devices from the same bricks.
> But if the change is happening, it might be foolish to purchase cables that have one foot in the grave already.
I don't see USB-A going anywhere in the next decade or so, especially now that they're popping up in wall outlets and power strips alongside traditional wall plugs (at least here in the US; YMMV elsewhere). Hell, I was at a casino last weekend and pretty much every slot machine has a USB-A port specifically for charging phones (unfortunately, the casino's gift shop was sold out of USB-C and Lightning, but had lots of micro-B on hand - go figure lol).
Perhaps, but the vast majority of devices in our house do not use USB-C. They are either still on micro-USB, or they're on lightning. I realize people's experiences differ on this, but for many people USB-C devices are not common. These people do not have charging infrastructures in their homes for USB-C devices, and transitioning means throwing away a lot of cables and such.
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