One port to rule all devices

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The bureaucrats in Brussels have done the world a favour by insisting that all gadgets use the new USB-C standard in Europe from late 2024.

Will your next iPhone have a USB-C port instead of Apple’s proprietary Lightning cable? It seems likely, given the landmark ruling by the EU to force all gadget makers to use this new universal port by the end of 2024.

But USB-C has taken this to the next level, because it does it all: transmits power, sends video and audio signals and transfers data. All at the same time. And it’s reversible, so it doesn’t matter which way you plug it in. Hallelujah. Apple fans who own an iPhone, an iPad Pro, an Apple Watch and the latest MacBook laptops will be using four different charging cables. “For a company that prides itself on simplicity and making all of its technology work seamlessly together, that is an anomaly,” the Bloomberg columnist wrote.

This EU’s insistence on a single universal cable for all consumer electronic devices is a triumph for consumers, especially iPhone owners, who will no longer have to buy the more expensive Lightning cables.

 

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