Apple hits back at EU over 'wasteful' universal charger proposal

Posted by Kaibeezy on Friday January 24, 2020 @03:10AM
from the cityam.com dept.

https://www.cityam.com/apple-hits-back-at-eu-over-wasteful-universal-charger-proposal/

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Re:Apple hits back at EU over 'wasteful' universal charger p... by _d03 on Friday January 24, 2020 @03:17AM (#22136354)

They also should make companies produce longer lasting products to reduce further waste.

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Re:Apple hits back at EU over 'wasteful' universal charger p... by Kaibeezy on Friday January 24, 2020 @03:14AM (#22136341)

consumer harm from a regulatory-mandated move to a universal charger would cost at least €1.5bn, outweighing the €13m in associated environmental benefits said a study commissioned by Apple.

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Re:Apple hits back at EU over 'wasteful' universal charger p... by jshield on Friday January 24, 2020 @03:40AM (#22136462)

Phase it in slowly, make it a joint standard, that is a minimum requirement for compatibility. Have a planned upgrade path, and mandate backwards compatibility for 2 generations.

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