> If Apple could make money from removable batteries, meaning there was a market for it and people wanted it over some other alternative, are you suggesting they are not smart enough to do the research and work necessary to accomplish that?

sort of missed the point. market dominance and lock-in means they already are the 800-lb gorilla, and removable batteries sit below where it'd move most people to switch

> The reality is people don't want it, at all.

lmao thats a good blither

https://www.androidauthority.com/removable-battery-poll-resu...

> Also, the lighting connector is better than USB in every way. Mandating an inferior technology is an odd choice.

right, except in the ways that matter and that people care about

Sourcing a tiny, esoteric, tech-heavy, developer website poll about smartphone batteries is not a fair sample of the billions of people in the world that use smartphones.

lmao.