The EU has pretty much forced Apple to switch to USB-C. But Apple were still selling a couple of iPhone models with Lightning ports on them. That’s now officially over. A French blog (Translation here) reported last week that Apple was going to stop selling the iPhone SE and the iPhone 14/14 Plus in the EU to comply with a deadline set by the EU to switch to USB-C all the things by the end of this year. And as of today, these phones don’t seem to be on Apple’s various EU online stores.
Now this presents a bit of a problem for Apple as Apple keeps older phones around along with the iPhone SE to compete with cheap Android phones. By not being able to sell these phone in 27 countries, that leaves Apple in a bit of a difficult spot. At least until a new iPhone SE with USB-C comes out. But that’s not likely to happen for a few months. Since this deadline didn’t sneak up on Apple, you have to figure that Apple has some sort of plan as they’re not the sort of company to leave money on the table. How long before we see what that plan is? Your guess is as good as mine.
Apple Kills Lightning Equipped iPhones In EU
Posted in Commentary with tags Apple on December 21, 2024 by itnerdThe EU has pretty much forced Apple to switch to USB-C. But Apple were still selling a couple of iPhone models with Lightning ports on them. That’s now officially over. A French blog (Translation here) reported last week that Apple was going to stop selling the iPhone SE and the iPhone 14/14 Plus in the EU to comply with a deadline set by the EU to switch to USB-C all the things by the end of this year. And as of today, these phones don’t seem to be on Apple’s various EU online stores.
Now this presents a bit of a problem for Apple as Apple keeps older phones around along with the iPhone SE to compete with cheap Android phones. By not being able to sell these phone in 27 countries, that leaves Apple in a bit of a difficult spot. At least until a new iPhone SE with USB-C comes out. But that’s not likely to happen for a few months. Since this deadline didn’t sneak up on Apple, you have to figure that Apple has some sort of plan as they’re not the sort of company to leave money on the table. How long before we see what that plan is? Your guess is as good as mine.
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