Apple advertising and marketing chief Greg Joswiak admits the model should adjust to the EU’s USB-C mandate. Mr. Joswiak confirms the identical in a dialog with Joanna Stern of The Wall Road Journal. Apple’s software program VP, Craig Federighi was additionally a part of the WSJ’s Tech Reside convention panel. Ms. Stern has received solutions to questions all of us have together with what Apple feels concerning the EU’s resolution, and by after we can anticipate an iPhone with USB-C.
The agenda of the dialog was ‘product, privateness, and energy on the tech giants’. Right here is all we now have realized from WSJTechLive about Apple and USB-C scenario:
Apple confirms an iPhone with USB-C is incoming
When requested if Apple can be adopting USB-C for iPhones, Greg Joswiak mentioned, “clearly we’ll need to comply, we now have no alternative”. He added, “the Europeans are those dictating timing for European prospects.”
So, he clearly is miffed concerning the EU verdict based on which “all cellphones and tablets” must undertake USB-C by “autumn 2024.”
Now, Apple hasn’t particularly mentioned or given us a timeline of when to anticipate an iPhone with USB-C, however with the EU mandate and all, it’s honest to anticipate the identical by the 2024 iPhone occasion.
In the meantime, Greg identified counterarguments to the USB-C adoption which embody causes like e-wastage and the inconvenience of shopping for and getting used to a brand new commonplace. He additionally threw mild on how Apple is a model that values its engineers over legislative coercion.
Apple’s Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak (@gregjoz) be a part of @JoannaStern at #WSJTechLive to debate merchandise, privateness and energy on the tech big https://t.co/fNo2JGwMB4 https://t.co/aGrTlZrUo4
— The Wall Road Journal (@WSJ) October 26, 2022
Final however not least, whence requested about portless iPhones, the corporate tried to sidestep the query. So, it appears we must always anticipate iPhones with USB-C solely within the EU and probably in different markets. Let’s have a look at.
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