Money is a powerful motivator to do really crappy things, and Apple has done exactly that for decades now. Others are following suit in the lucrative accessory market.

But this is the smoking gun, pointed at the consumer.

Dongles are an admission that the phones they come with don’t work in the way the company knows its consumers need them to.

Almost as insidious as how the inkjet printer manufacturers vendor lock and upcharge for ink. Profitable? Indeed. Despicable and anti-consumer? Very much so.