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Apple recently started the switch to USB-C, so I don't understand this comment. All of my Apple devices charge with USB-C now

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The iPad Pro had already moved to USB C back in 2021 with the iPad Air and entry level iPad following suit the next year.

The notion that the EU forced Apple's hand with the iPhones a year after that (and not that Apple continued a transition that was already in progress) is some people's favorite conspiracy theory.

It’s good to remember Apple was forced to switch by the EU for the phone. It was not choice they made on their own.

Apple would have absolutely switched to USB C anyways, at most the EU got them to do it a year or two earlier than planned.

To be fair - their hand was forced by the EU to do that. They were not forced for VR headsets and they came out with 3-4 new type of connectors for this. So I think the parent comment was fair

Apple was well on their way moving everything to USB-C. It was going to happen with or without the EU.

I suspect the iPhone was last because it is the most popular device. They don’t want to do anything risky, and it would be good if people already had a bunch of USB-C around the house before the iPhone switch to make it less impactful. People were very upset when Apple moved away from the 30-pin connector, because all their accessories became obsolete overnight. They promised Lighting was designed to last for the next decade, which is about how long it lasted.

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