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EU Proposes New Legislation That Would Force Apple to Bring USB-C to iPhones, iPads, and AirPods
Apple has shifted nearly every portable device to tout a USB-C port, except for its iPhone lineup, its AirPods family, and low-cost iPad. Why the company does not shift to an all-USB-C affair might have to do with receiving royalty payments from partners that manufacture third-party accessories of the proprietary port, but that arrangement might come to an end, thanks to a legislation from the EU.
The proposed legislation would force all consumer electronics, not just Apple, which sell devices in Europe, to incorporate USB-C ports in a variety of products, ranging from smartphones, tablets, headphones, cameras, portable speakers, handheld consoles, and others. Calling it the 'common port,' the European Union claims that switching all products to USB-C would not just have benefits to the environment, but annual monetary savings for consumers that mount to $293 million.
Impact assessment study on common chargers of portable devices
Also at Reuters, NYT, BBC, AppleInsider, and Politico.
Previously: The Dream Of A Common Charger Is Alive, Despite Apple's Complaining
(Score: 2) by captain normal on Thursday September 23 2021, @09:17PM (1 child)
Shhh....if the manufacturers of electrical devices hear you, we'll wind up having to rewire every building in the world.
"It is easier to fool someone than it is to convince them that they have been fooled" Mark Twain
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday September 23 2021, @09:26PM
I wasn't suggesting any rewiring or voltage changes. Just start using new outlets. Then some years later start putting new plugs on things which plug in to those outlets. But the old plugs would still work on the new outlets.
If you think a fertilized egg is a child but an immigrant child is not, please don't pretend your concerns are religious