Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger::Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU forces it into the change.

  • bob_wiley@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    To be clear, I don’t think moving to USB-C is a bad thing. I think governments getting involved to dictate timelines is a bad thing, and I think it was going to happen anyway due to Lightning getting old and the needs we have now, as you outlined with the iPad.

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      1 year ago

      The only reason the EU got involved was because Apple didn’t want to regulate themselves into being non-anti-consumer.

      Regulations are only necessary when a market is unable to regulate itself.

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        1 year ago

        They made a cable that was better than others that existed 10 years ago, said they would use it for a decade, and used it for a decade. They did exactly what they said they were going to do.