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Ape of Omaha
Oct 10, 2022
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😔 sorry i don’t have THAT charger

 

we’ve all had that moment

  • “yo can i borrow your phone charger?”

  • “sure, it’s right there”

  • “oooh, this won’t work, i’ve got an iphone 🤦”

 

europe’s over it now

  • last tuesday, the european parliament passed a reform that includes rules introducing a "single charging port for most electronic devices"

  • that is, usb-c connectors (one of the left in the image above) are becoming the standard in the whole continent

    • by 2024, new iphones in production and distribution should be compatible with usb-c

    • by 2026, laptops are also expected to be usb-c compatible (though newer macbooks are already prepared for this change)

 

the consumer impact

  • the european commission estimates that a unified charger would save ~250m euroes for consumers

    • a 2019 commission study showed that around half the chargers sold were usb micro-b, 29% usb-c (the standard now), and 21% lightning (apple's own)

 

just a thought (imo)

  • this won’t hurt apple that much

  • chargers aside, europe’s known for being more stringent and contentious with apple’s monopoly-like behaviors and product roll-outs (not just with apple, but also with facebook, google, etc.)

  • apple’s likely to have already seen this coming with the iphone’s lightning charger being prohibited in europe

    • macbook laptops converting to usb-c charging ports a few years back is an indicative sign

 

apple: AAPL 0.00

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that's all, folks 🐒

 

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