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.
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.
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.
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.
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.