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Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger (www.bbc.com)

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Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger::Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU forces it into the change.

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[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

The only reason the EU got involved was because Apple didn't want to regulate themselves into being non-anti-consumer.

Regulations are only necessary when a market is unable to regulate itself.

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