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Apple must fight to keep the iPhone's Lightning port as the EU presses ahead on forcing standardized phone chargers

Apple faces a battle to keep the Lightning port on the iPhone as the EU pushes for a standardized phone charger that works across all smartphone brands and device types.

The proposed legislation doesn't explicitly target Apple but while most recent smartphones feature a USB-C charging port, Apple has a proprietary connector called the Lightning port. Anyone who loses the charger for a newer iPhone must buy a compatible cable.requiring a single charging method for mobile devices by July. The EU has been trying to introduce a standardized charger for more than a decade." – the waste generated by redundant, non-recyclable electronic devices.

 

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Apple should just buy the EU. Done.

why fight for something stupid, they can implement usb-c easily

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