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natayaway t1_izw3cz2 wrote

Reply to comment by DreamWunder in Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo: iPhone 15 will switch to USB-C by sarabada

The EU law literally has it so that the deadline to switch is in 2024. Which is the deadline to get all the approval and certifications of a design, not sale of the device.

Which means it could be as late as 2025 with a Lightning iPhone if Apple held off that long, since that's when Apple would be releasing the phone they obtained certs for in 2024.

Moving to USB-C any earlier than the deadline is a move no one expects Apple to make.

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spartaman64 t1_izz4ent wrote

true but you can easily see it coming with airpod 2 being type C

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Timerly t1_izw6jy0 wrote

Design had to start way earlier. Since the EU decision hasn't been set to a timeframe for too long it was just prudent to expedite the switch in case the timeline got worse. So this really is water is wet news.

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