Who uses their iPhone as a mobile phone? It's a pocket computer. Therefore we are exempt from having to offer USBC.
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EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024
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The reality is that the EU is already majory Android, iOS is very much a minority phone OS in the EU.
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It would not surprise me if Apple just goes portless. The issue for iPhone users would be that a port is better than wireless for charging in many cases, it would be iPhone users who would be hurt with an "inferior" product.
Perfect 👊😁👍The reality is that the EU is already majory Android, iOS is very much a minority phone OS in the EU.
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This is exactly what precedentis being set. I’m amazed how many sheep are pacified by their desire for a particular port to not realize that sooner or latter they will be on the opposite side of the cheerleaders, and it will be too late. Enjoy your favorite port, sheep.
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That's where MagSafe comes in, Apple already prepared their revenue stream. Besides, the lightning chip has been reverse engineered that there are a lot of unofficial 3rd party lightning cables out there. I think Apple knew this, thus the creation of MagSafe. They just trickle things out slowly to ease the revenue shift.
It would not force someone who bought an iphone in 2023 or 2024 with a Lighting port to throw it out.
When you sell that phone, you can give that person the cables you have if you wanted to or sell them. They don't need to go in the trash.
Color me skeptic, but it might be Apple themselves joining the lobbying group to persuade the legislation for USB-C. Apple has made a move to USB-C on their mac's and ipads, so they definitely have the plan to switch to USB-C. But lighting is already engrained to the consumer, so maybe Apple decided to let the regulators become the "bad guy."
"Our lovely consumers, we know you love our Lightning connector. However, those big bad politicians forced us to switch to USB-C. We're sorry, but please buy new devices and cables with USB-C, and also our MagSafe accessories from us so we can have another record breaking revenue. Thanks, Tim Cook."
I'm guessing Apple won't make this change until the iPhone 16. The regular iPhones will probably get USB-C while the Pros get thunderbolt over USB-C.
Hopefully this doesn't create a lock in on USB-C forever. Someday there will be something better and it would be unfortunate to have this in the way of innovation.
Hopefully this doesn't create a lock in on USB-C forever. Someday there will be something better and it would be unfortunate to have this in the way of innovation.
We are already close to complete wireless anyway. Charging is done via MagSafe. iOS now can sync completely via WiFi and iCloud. There's airdrop for file transfer. Wireless carplay is available. The only thing remaining is DFU mode since iOS doesn't have its own recovery mode . USB-C will linger probably for just a few years at best.
Well they could, but it would be economic suicide as ESIM barely exists in Europe.
Killing off lighting though, well it's about time. It should have happened years ago.
Not really. Wireless charging is incredibly slow, and what about carplay? Very, very few cars have wireless carplay. Plus it's much easier to carry a USB cable when traveling instead of a cumbersome wireless charging dock.
There's nothing wrong with wires. Ask as audiophile, or a network engineer. Long live the wire.
This should've have happened many, many years ago. Better late than never though. Most politicians and governments are simply bumbling around, but even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Can't believe there are still people defending Lightning, which is an objectively inferior port with 2.0 transfer speeds in the year 2022 when Apple is boasting about ProRaw footage and 1TB storage.
Can't believe there are still people defending Lightning, which is an objectively inferior port with 2.0 transfer speeds in the year 2022 when Apple is boasting about ProRaw footage and 1TB storage.
I don't disagree with you on personal use, but my point to the poster I replied to is that there is no "lock in" to USB-C because complete wireless solutions are already feasible. USB-C will be just a short transition for Apple imo, and it's probably already on their roadmap considering Apple already switched to USB-C on macs and ipads. I'm sure Apple's end goal will be total wireless.
They will have to switch next year with iPhone 15 models or they will end up in a situation where they can only sell the iPhone 16 line in 2024 in the EU (not that I wouldn’t welcome some simplification/ rationalisation of SKUs tho…).
Would be interesting to see if this prompts a refreshed SE model (in ‘mini’ design???) so they have a low cost device for sale. Would really welcome an iPhone 15 mini with USB-C with iPhone 14 chip myself
Genuine question why do you care about SKUs? I see these comments regularly and just don’t understand why people care.
Yeah why not, why would Apple want to be even remotely competitive in a market of 500 million fairly affluent customers. It's not like there are other decent phones out there that are already doing quite well in the EU.
They will switch to defend USB-C on day one when iPhone models with USB-C are announced.