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BBC: UK will not copy EU demand for common charging cable
The UK government says it is not "currently considering" copying European Union plans for a common charging cable.
The EU has provisionally agreed all new portable electronic devices must, by autumn 2024, use a USB Type-C charger, a move it says will benefit consumers.
[....] Under the current post-Brexit arrangements, the regulation would apply to Northern Ireland, according to EU and UK officials.
[....] Since the EU's announcement, it had been uncertain if the decision could affect Apple products sold in the UK and other non-EU countries in Europe.
But a UK government spokesperson has told MailOnline: 'We are not currently considering replicating this requirement.'
[....] This complicates things for Apple; the firm might have to make devices with USB-C ports to sell in EU countries and Northern Ireland, as well as making devices with a Lightning ports to sell in the UK and other non-EU countries.
To simplify things, Apple could just opt to make devices with USB-C ports in the whole of Europe.
9 to 5 Mac: UK won't follow EU in demanding iPhone replace Lightning with USB-C
[....] However, many are awaiting the arrival of a USB-C port to match their other devices. Apple's Lightning port is already 10 years old and was previously dubbed as the "modern connector for the next decade." According to this notion, it seems inevitable to see Lightning retired soon.
[....] The pressure to switch to USB-C has been mounting on Apple for some time. It's no surprise the EU has made this decision. Could we see more regions do the same? With Lightning being a decade-old port, many are going to grow tired of the lack of a USB-C port on their iPhone.
Or, another idea: Apple could standardize on USB-C?
Remember twenty years ago when every mobile phone had a different charge connector? Even different models within a single manufacturer. Expensive to replace, you hoped you never lost one. Don't forget every single charger when packing for a trip!
See Also:
USB-C to be Mandatory for Phones Sold in the EU by Autumn 2024
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Monday June 13 2022, @11:39PM (3 children)
It's going great! Boris is Prime Minister, Nigel Farage is being taken semi-seriously, the racists are happy because they got to exclude more brown people, and thus its main purposes were served.
Once you understand that politicians have figured out they can gain in popularity by throwing a portion of their own population under the bus, they're going to do that.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 14 2022, @07:56AM (1 child)
> because they got to exclude more brown people
Perhaps you didn't notice that the European population is predominantly caucasian?
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Tuesday June 14 2022, @11:36AM
Europe is mostly white (although not as white as you might think, many European countries have significant non-white minorities), but the clamor for Brexit came in part in response to refugees from Syria and North Africa fleeing into EU countries and racist Britons wanting to keep them out of Britain. UKIP in particular was trying to appeal to that sentiment.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 14 2022, @11:56AM
They are bound to find quickly there aren't many willing to drive the buses for a living. Wouldn't be a first [bbc.com]