Rumors return to a possible iPhone with USB-C
The great battle between the Apple, Lightning and USB-C connector is nothing new, but whenever someone from the Apple corporate environment makes a statement about it, it’s interesting to know what they think about it .
And it is that the former vice-president of Apple, Tony Fadell, also known as the inventor and “father” of the iPod, shared their opinions on what Apple is currently doing. Specifically, he referred to the European Union’s requirement for all companies to use USB-C in their devices.
The inventor of the iPod thinks it’s time
This is the first charger launched by Apple with its 2003 iPod.
And it is that this whole discussion started when a Twitter user asked him if the iPod would have been a success if Apple would have seenor forced to use USB 1.0 instead of the then faster FireWire technology.
Fadell believes that this step is correct and now sees Apple in a monopolistic position as “the whole world converges on USB-C”.
Plus, the former Apple VP says he’s not worried about the contingent liability by the European Union that Apple and other phone makers must adopt USB-C and that “they would force them to do the right thing”.
Fadell added in ano ther tweet that this obligation would come in part from the Apple’s monopolistic position
And the former Apple engineer didn’t stay here. When one of his followers pointed out that Apple was against removing its Lightning connector because the company was making a lot of money from the “MFi” (“Made for iPhone/iPad”) program to distribute certified accessories , Fadell suggested that I agreed with this statement (and that he was behind the invention of said program).
Will we soon see an iPhone with USB-C?
The iPhone 14 Plus is a brand new device in the Apple lineup
All we know so far is that the European Union reached an agreement in June make USB-C the standard connector for all smartphones and tablets that want to be sold in this territory. In addition, the EU has recently passed legislation which would require that from 2024, all devices sold in Europe that are wired to charge must have a USB-C port.
This law is based on one of the arguments that Fadell exposed in his tweets and that is that having different standards He is bad for customers and for the planet because we get more e-waste this way.
In this matter, we are always going to see differences between people who think differently, but they are right when the main argument is to make life easier for consumers.
