EU Requires USB-C on All Devices & Apple's Mad... - TLDR News

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The EU announced on Tuesday that they'd be forcing all phone manufacturers to implement USB-C ports on their devices, effectively killing Apple's lightening cables. So in this video we explain the EU's logic and why Apple might be unhappy...

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[andrewarnold]

I can absolutely see Apple just getting rid of the charging port and forcing you to buy a wireless charger, then just branding it as "revolutionary"

[prfessrbadass]

Nice to see nations saying "no" to these mega-corporations. I want more of it.

[kiwibom]

Its really funny that Apple says that it would freeze innovation while they haven't changed their charging/data port for the last 10 years lol.
I like Apple products but having USB 2.0 speeds in a flagship phone in 2022 is just laughable.

[logans]

The EU is making a lot of really cool moves lately against greedy corporations. I hope to see more of it.

[EelooYT]

This is an amazing change, no more searching for the right charger and no more having to ask for chargers from people

[sueyourself]

Funny how Apple loved the idea of making people pay for a phone and charger separately but hate this one. It's almost as if their only motif is profit 🤔

[ludre]

"Freeze innovation"

Says the company using a dated charging system with speeds on par with USB 2.0 from a decade ago.

[DianaWilson]

I think this is a fantastic choice for accessibility reasons as well. When you are visually impaired it can be really hard to plug in your devices. The C is the easiest one to plug in and out if you can't see the cord or the port.

[Tom_SDM]

It’s particularly weird how much Apple is against USB-C, considering how much of a song and dance they made about how they *developed* it, and were the first manufacturer to adopt it in their iPads and Laptops because of its superiority over lightning ports.

Like you threw a bunch of money into getting it made and wanted it to become an industry standard, and now you’re getting mad that people want to make it the industry standard for mobile devices?

[remen_emperor]

"This whole move could be a huge blow for one particular company: Apple."

Oh no. Not Apple. They've shown such care and respect for their costumers that I can only imagine that they have purely selfless intentions in mind. My heart breaks for them

[fb]

7:06 I really hope the future of mobile devices is NOT wireless. Wireless power is so inefficient, less than half of the power consumed by the base actually goes into the phone. This means higher bills for individuals and on a global scale a huge waste of energy which is something we can't really afford nowadays.

[sandshark]

I wondered why apple removed the headphone jack. Considering this forced headphones to comply with the lightning charger, it was literally a monopolization act.

[yrosan]

I love how the EU is like "Fine, we'll do it ourselves" to the US when it comes to regulating American tech companies.

[Apock]

It's funny that Apple says this conformity will curb innovation because Apple hasn't lead the innovation curve in years except when it comes to anti repairability and planned obsolescence.

[princeofchetarria]

Apple: we don’t support regulation to make everyone use the same port because it will discourage competition

Also Apple: unless of course everyone’s forced to use our port, then it’s fine 👍

[plentyofpaper]

Apple: We've removed every port on our laptops except USB-C. And the audio jack. You can use the USB-C cables for charging, but you need to buy an adapter for anything else.
Also Apple: We've removed the audio jack from our phones, and refuse to implement USB-C.

[PsychoSavager]

Can you imagine Apple removing all ports on their devices just to ensure people are forced to use their proprietary products?
Airpods?
Oh

[Crytica.]

First the EU showed Facebook their place and now they are showing Apple their place. In all seriousness tho, it's a good and natural step to aim for 1 port or wireless for everything.

[quadeong]

So basically Apple is upset that they're not the ones in control. they're fine with a universal charger as long as they control it.

[The_oli]

The fact that most devices from Apple don't use lightning anyway shows how inferior it is to usb c. they should have switched a while ago instead of keep forcing more e-waste.

Also it is 100% not about the money this law is pretty old and they just updated it. Before this you needed to pay a small fee per device sold that doesn't use usb c.