EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024

Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by donatj on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @09:23AM (#33079974)

Most iPhone users are going to buy new iPhones though, eventually. And when they do the lightning cables they already have are going to be useless and they'll have to replace every single cable they own.

This literally just created a mountain of e-waste. We turned a hypothetical "what about when they switch" into a forced reality.

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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by moomin on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @10:25AM (#33080835)

I mean, I’m an iPhone user and have plenty of USB-C cables. And charging cables rarely last that long anyway, so I don’t think this is going to be a big deal.

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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by staringback on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @09:29AM (#33080058)

How long do you think the average lightning cable lasts?

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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by donatj on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @09:34AM (#33080147)

I mean depends. Sure, some people are hard on cables but I'm still using the original that came with my 2017 iPad I'm writing this on.

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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by CubsFan1060 on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @09:55AM (#33080423)

I don't think I've had any decent lightning cable wear out. The super thin and cheap ones have, but I haven't had any from Apple or Anker wear out yet.

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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by triceratops on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @01:06PM (#33083330)

Cables aren't e-waste. Phones are.

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Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 by hotpotamus on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @10:37AM (#33081008)

Um... What portion of your budget are you going to have to spend to buy a couple USB-C cables? Like if you really need, I can probably send you one or two because otherwise I'd just throw them away.

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