At the beginning of last week, the European Parliament again discussed the topic of “uniform charging connection in the EU” was discussed. Now Apple has responded to the European Union’s request.
The debate about standardizing charging ports in Europe continues. But now, as expected, Apple has also spoken out. The Cupertino-based company argues against this plan, arguing that this step would lead to an "unprecedented mountain" of waste, as Apple has already sold over a billion devices with a Lightning connector. Apple explains this in a new statement published by The Sun:
The legislation would have a direct negative impact by disrupting the hundreds of millions of active devices and accessories used by our European customers and even more Apple customers worldwide – resulting in an unprecedented amount of electronic waste and severe inconvenience to users.
Before 2009, the Commission considered mandating the use of USB Micro-B connectors for all smartphones, which would have limited the development of Lightning and USB Type-C.
Instead, the Commission has introduced a voluntary, industry standards-based approach that has reduced the market from 30 chargers to three, soon two – Lightning to USB-C – showing that this approach works.
USB-C switchover underway – regulation unnecessary
Apple also added that the industry was already switching to USB-C, so regulation by the European Union was not necessary. Apple is actually right - a forced switch would render many Lightning-based accessories useless. But the charging port debate may soon be history. Rumors that Apple will switch completely to USB-C from 2021 want to switch to USB-C, are increasing. However, things could also turn out very differently. At the beginning of December last year, Kuo announced the elimination of a charging socket in the iPhone in 2021 Which case will actually come to pass remains to be seen. You can see the results of our last survey on this topic below. (Photo by blackzheep / Bigstockphoto)
