Apple confirms the iPhone is getting USB-C, but isn’t happy about the reason why
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#654FG)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has given its most direct confirmation yet that a USB-C-equipped iPhone will happen, now that the European Union is mandating that all phones sold in its member countries use the connector if they have a physical charger. When asked by The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern if the company would replace Lightning, Apple's senior vp of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, answered by saying: Obviously, we'll have to comply; we have no choice."
Stern brought the law up during a talk with Joswiak and software VP Craig Federighi at the WSJ's Tech Live conference and followed up by asking when we can expect to see USB-C on an iPhone. Joswiak replied, the Europeans are the ones dictating timing for European customers." Currently, the law...