USB-C bliver tilsyneladende en tvungen standard for smartphones i EU

Selvom mange løbende har tigget Apple om at skifte den forældede Lightning-port ud med USB-C, noget de allerede har gjort på diverse iPads og MacBooks, så er den nye iPhone 13-serie lanceret med netop Lightning.

Men noget kunne tyde på at Apple snart tvinges til at skifte Lightning ud med USB-C. EU har nu bestemt, at smartphones samlet set skal lanceres med én central opladningsstandard, nemlig USB-C.

"European consumers were frustrated long enough about incompatible chargers piling up in their drawers. We gave industry plenty of time to come up with their own solutions, now time is ripe for legislative action for a common charger. This is an important win for our consumers and environment and in line with our green and digital ambitions," siger danske Magrethe Vestager, der er Executive Vice-President for "Europe fit for the Digital Age".

Det her påvirker først og fremmest Apple, og de er ikke tilfredse. I en meddelelse til BBC siger de:

"We remain concerned that strict regulation mandating just one type of connector stifles innovation rather than encouraging it, which in turn will harm consumers in Europe and around the world."