I find this even more despicable because Apple chooses to use a certain type of rubber under the guise of it being more eco-friendly.
Yet this rubber is ridiculously brittle and frays almost without fail within 6-12 months meaning you just end up having to by more cables thus using more of the worlds resources anyway than if they had shipped you one cable that didn't fail.
My 17 year old Ti Powerbook cable used daily for 11 years, no fray.
My original iPod cable, no fray.
My iPhone 3G cable, no fray.
My iPhone 4S cable, 5 years use daily, no fray.
Change happened somewhere here, newer cables are more matte and softer feeling
My iPhone 7 cable, frayed within 6 months
My 2014 MBP cable, frayed within 12 months
Replacement cable, frayed within 12 months
So you're saying that you're sure that the problem that people usually attribute to bad strain relief is actually caused by slightly different plastic?
Yet this rubber is ridiculously brittle and frays almost without fail within 6-12 months meaning you just end up having to by more cables thus using more of the worlds resources anyway than if they had shipped you one cable that didn't fail.