Get ready to hear Apple spin positives about the iPhone 15’s new USB-C port even though it didn’t want to make the change at all.
We are now less than a week and a half away from the introduction of the iPhone 15 series and thanks to the EU’s desire to have a common charger for its electronic devices, the series will drop the proprietary Lightning port, used since the iPhone 5 was released in 2012, and switch to USB-C. The EU expects the change to lead to less electronic waste and will be more convenient for consumers who have probably used USB-C on several consumer products.For Apple, the change was forced on it since it wasn’t cost-effective to offer USB-C-powered iPhone units in the EU and stick with Lightning ports everywhere else. As a result of the change, Apple will lose some of the revenue it collected from accessory manufacturers who paid Apple to produce MFi (Made For iPhone) certified cables. As noted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power ON newsletter, the change to USB-C also impacts Apple in other ways. On September 12, Apple will probably rave about the good reasons the iPhone should switch to USB-C
Apple has had to spend money to revamp the charging port on the iPhone. From the company’s viewpoint, because Android phones use USB-C for charging and data transfer, the tech giant is worried that with both the iPhone and Android handsets using the same charger, it will be just a bit easier for iPhone users to switch to the Android ecosystem.
