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Apple connector flouts EU rules | 312 comments | Create New Account
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Apple connector flouts EU rules
Authored by: DieterWasDriving on Thursday, September 27 2012 @ 06:16 PM EDT

A few years ago the EU noted model-specific proprietary chargers were a source
easily avoided e-waste. The EU mandated that cell phones must use a common
charger.

A few models were already using micro-USB, so the EU selected micro-USB. (I
suspect it was so that no one had an early advantage, but micro-USB is claimed
to be much better with insertion count life, so there was at least a nominal
technical basis for the selection.)

This was a mandate for phones sold in the EU, not a suggestion.

I'm not quite certain how Apple not only managed to continue using a proprietary
connector, but even introduced a new proprietary connector.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

Plus
Authored by: albert on Friday, September 28 2012 @ 01:53 PM EDT
Can Apple be so greedy as to fear someone may buy a charger from someone else?
A charger whose cost to manufacture is but a small percentage of the cost of the
phone.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

  • It would seem so - Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, September 28 2012 @ 03:39 PM EDT
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