Wired
In addition to requiring manufacturers to use a unified charging interface when selling products, the European Commission also requires that charger accessories be sold separately from electronic products, and can no longer be provided in the original factory packaging, in order to reduce unnecessary waste of resources. The reason for this decision is that when most consumers buy a new phone, they usually use the existing USB charger, so the USB charger that comes with the new phone will become a “waste” invisibly.
In response to Apple’s belief that the mandatory use of a unified charging interface will stifle the flexibility of technological differentiation and affect technological innovation, the European Commission said in its earlier response that the current unified charging interface will be more beneficial to consumers and the environment.
At the same time, the European Commission also stated that the current practice will maintain an open attitude, and once a more convenient and advantageous charging interface appears in the future, it will assist the market to migrate and adopt.
From the past promotion of the use of the micro USB port as a unified charging interface, to the current promotion of a USB-C design that can correspond to the positive and negative connection modes and support higher charging power, the European Commission emphasizes that it will make it more convenient for consumers to borrow The use of 3C products with a unified charging interface can also greatly reduce the amount of electronic waste formed by chargers of different specifications.
Apple still uses the Lightning port on the iPhone, but uses the USB-C port design on the iPad and MacBook series devices. The European Commission also called for the same charging interface to reduce the trouble for consumers to use two charging accessories. .
In addition to requiring manufacturers to use a unified charging interface when selling products, the European Commission also requires that charger accessories be sold separately from electronic products, and can no longer be provided in the original factory packaging, in order to reduce unnecessary waste of resources. The reason for this decision is that when most consumers buy a new phone, they usually use the existing USB charger, so the USB charger that comes with the new phone will become a “waste” invisibly.