Will Apple soon not be able to sell iPhones within EU countries?

The European Trade Commission has been trying to advance legislation for a decade that would require smartphone manufacturers to use a uniform charging standard. The new legislation threatens Apple to use the Lightning connection and, if passed, would force it to line up, or give up hundreds of millions of consumers

Will Apple soon not be able to sell iPhones within EU countries?

Will Apple soon give up the Lightning connection on iPhones following European regulation? This week, European MPs urged the Trade Representative to promote regulation that would force smartphone manufacturers to use a uniform charging standard. Maros Spobic, Member of the European Commission since 2009 said: "The European Commission encourages harmonization of mobile device charging cables. In 2009 we had 30 different cables, and now we have three main solutions. In talks with the industry, we insisted on maintaining user comfort, security And reducing pollution. " This will force all manufacturers to pass on a uniform standard, including Apple, which is currently considered an exception and uses a Lightning connection.

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Today the three popular connections are Type-C, Micro-USB and Apple Lightning. The European Trade Commission now seems frustrated that it has been ten years, and nothing has been done about it. The discussion that went back to the headlines came as a result of an attempt to reduce pollution on the planet, which in the technological realm, quite a bit of it comes from using a wide variety of cables. European Parliament Member Alex Agios Saliva said during the hearing: "It is very polluting to the environment. We have more than 51,000 tonnes a year coming from cargo."

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Apple did not respond to the hearing, but a year ago told the Trade Commission that a uniform charging socket would freeze innovation rather than encourage it. Ironically, Apple also warned that forcing iPhones to switch to a USB-C standard would make the device obsolete, resulting in greater electronic waste. This also means that if Apple does not align with the Commission, it will not be able to sell iPhones within the EU, forcing it to align with the European Commission's decision. It is also important to emphasize that, as of today, iPad Pros come with Type-C standard support, so Apple's complaint is unfounded.