Those who expected a juicy battle of Apple against the European Union, and its decision to require a USB-C connection in all phones, tablets, etc. sold in Europe starting in 2024, will probably be disappointed. Although the company is obviously not happy with this decision, it intends to comply.
This is evident from what the company’s marketing director Greg Joswiak said In an interview published on Twitter With the Wall Street Journal, who well expressed the company’s dissatisfaction with this decision: “Of course we will have to comply, we have no choice. The Europeans are the ones who determine the timing for the European customers.”
Joswiak even bothered to explain why he thinks this is a mistake, adding that Apple throughout the years has decided to trust its engineers instead of adopting external solutions and standards, especially since the reason is lawmakers.
He did not say two things in the interview: does Apple intend to start embedding the USB-C connections also in devices that it will not designate for the European market, especially those intended for the domestic market in the United States, and also whether the company is now considering trying to switch to wireless charging only – although it is not clear If in Europe the regulators approve it.