Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024
by schmuelio on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @10:46AM
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> The other way of viewing this is that by not switching (yet) they haven't created instant e-waste out of every cable and accessory manufactured in the past decade.
Well no time like the present since time is linear and unless they're going to stick with lightning _forever_ then they'll eventually have to create a bunch of e-waste.
Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024
by ragazzina on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @11:20AM
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Not only this: the more they hold out, the more lightning cables they put in circulation.
Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024
by smoldesu on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @05:34PM
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> Seriously, you don't need to invent a conspiracy for every single move Apple makes.
On the contrary, over-simplifying the motivations of a multi-trillion dollar corporation often leaves you as the fool.
Re:EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024
by manuelabeledo on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @02:16PM
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> Seriously, you don't need to invent a conspiracy for every single move Apple makes.
How is this a “conspiracy”? It is literally what they are doing with the MFI program.
If anything, the e-waste theory is less credible, as Apple have changed the iPad and MacBook charging ports three or four times in the past 12 years. They have also a long history of preventing third parties from fixing their products, latest of which is software locking of replacement parts.
The other way of viewing this is that by not switching (yet) they haven't created instant e-waste out of every cable and accessory manufactured in the past decade. USB-C didn't exist when they released the lightning cable, and they have clearly been migrating every other product over the past several years.
Seriously, you don't need to invent a conspiracy for every single move Apple makes.