EU plans to force OEMs to use USB-C

1 · Rui Carmo · Sept. 23, 2021, 4:07 p.m.
Although I’m not really crazy about Lightning and would indeed like some uniformity in connectors, this seems completely pointless for two practical reasons: Lightning is pretty much bulletproof physically, whereas USB-C has a different (arguably more failure-prone) pinout that stops working with tiny amounts of pocket fluff. Mandating USB-C on the phone is dumb simply because the industry will be four or five connectors down the road in a few years, and politicians have no business mandating ...