That's not a problem for governments and it''s probably better for the environment and climate.
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Brazil Fines Apple $19 Million for Continuing to Sell iPhones Without Charger
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lol you know how many folks from around the world is just getting their first iphone? my sister in law back in turkey just got her first iphone last year. small example, yes i know, but it isn't hard to scale that up given how expensive techs are outside of us.
as for airpods, please provide a figure on how many folks actually use that service.
A charger needs something to charge (like a phone) or it's useless. No one complains about chargers coming without phones.
I addressed this a bit in my post #293.
But we don't know if prices would've been kept the same if chargers continued to be included. Perhaps if Apple was still including a charger, prices would've been higher e.g., the 128GB iPhone 14 could've been $849 instead of $829. No one can say for sure one way or another which makes the "it's Apple greed" versus "it's for the environment” debate continues. Logically, it's both cost savings and environment but how much of it is one over the other is unknown.
No, you can use your existing charger. That's what I'll do.
Today, I have one charger which charges my iPhone 11, two iPads and an Apple Watch. It only charges at 2.4A with USB-A.
When I get my iPhone 14 I'll continue to use the charger and the cable. Nothing changes except the iPhone being charged is a new one. Same charger, same cable.
You can use your old 5W USB-A charger to charge a new iPhone 14 with a your old (or new) USB-A to Lightning cable.
the proposals of the European Commission is not only the introduction of a unified USB Type-C connector but also the desire to “separate the sale of chargers from the sale of electronics”. This, according to officials, “will improve consumer convenience and reduce the environmental impact associated with the manufacture and disposal of chargers; thereby supporting environmental and digital transitions.”
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My post was in response to your comment that "giving people who need a charger a free charger is good for the customer" and if that is justification for the law then it may not be well thought at as there can be other things even better (more likely needed) for the customer. Including a charger (which most customers probably have) instead of things like a case or screen protector (which more are likely to need) is wasteful.
If Brazil really wants to require an item to be included with an iPhone then why not at least give the customer a choice as to what that item is e.g., a charger, a case and screen protector, or something else of similar value. Otherwise, it can be wasteful.
They can use the charger that came with their Android phone. Any (old) USB charger can be used to charge a new iPhone.
If they're new to iPhones, they might need to buy a new cable but not a new charger.
That's not a problem. You can use your old USB-A charger. That's what I'm going to do.
Tesla doesn't include a way of charging it's cars without purchasing the required hardware. That's not taking care of the customer either. Yet the cars are flying off the factory shelves. In 2022 it is what it is.
Apple should create another sku that has a charger voucher in the box and charge $20 more the sku.
Good choice or not, this is the way it is. I bought this https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics...cphy=1023191&hvtargid=pla-1087581365270&psc=1 If I'm spending $1000 on a phone the extra $14 isn't going to be a deal breaker. However, at home I already have a drawerful of bricks and cables.
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My suggested method would produce less.
New iPhones come with USB-C to Lighting cables.
This is an article about Brazilian consumer law.
Brazilian consumer law, which Apple is willfully violating, says nothing about cases or screen protectors.
Of course I can.
It will reduce the number of charger produced and transported by Apple. It will reduce their carbon footprint, their use of plastic and other materials.
To achieve this they have to make it cumbersome and expensive to buy a charger from Apple. That's why it can't be free or easy to order.
Now, if someone still buys a charger from Apple for every Apple device they buy, they'll be paying a lot of money. Some of that profit, Apple can use to buy carbon quotas to offset their carbon footprint for producing and transport these chargers.
It's a great way for Apple to achieve their goal of being carbon neutral by 2030 for their entire supply chain.
I believe Apple did the math on this. Sure there will be those who don't have a computer, don't have a phone, don't have any rechargeable gizmos that require a power brick...so should Apple produce 100s of millions of bricks to satisfy the small percentage (imo) of customers who have absolutely no usb ports? My answer is no.
He doesn't have to provide a figure on how many use that service, just that the service exists.
They are not willfully violating a law where there is an appeals process in place. That's not the way things work.
Apple has been willfully violating it for around a year and a half, based on when the first fines were levied against them, and has filed the appeal so they can continue to violate it.
yeah, this is the way it is in the us, but not so much for brazil it seems lol
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Let's say you need to buy a USB-C charger today. That charger will work for 10 to 20 years. Let's say You buy a new iPhone every third year.
In that period you might have then anything from 3 to 7 iPhones and yet you'll only need 1-2 to chargers.
That's how you'll reduce e-waste and why EU is requiring phones to be sold without chargers.
services exist doesn't mean its been put to use. if hardly anyone uses the services its existence is irrelevant.
old cable is yellowed out and doesn't charge half the time, and for some reason it really doesn't like my wife's iphone.
That family could use their old chargers. Or they could share 2 new chargers.
But think about the future. Would they need to buy a new charger when they replaced their iPhones in a few years? No, most likely those chargers will last for 10, 20 or even 30 years.
Instead of Apple producing 200 million chargers every year, maybe they'll only be producing 50 millions.
There has to be friction that dissuades the user from getting an unneeded charger. If the friction is cost then Apple will be accused of greed; that would cause the same problems we're seeing now. Individuals don't want to step up and make a sacrifice, so they would rage against the cost (as they now rage against the lack of a charger).
If Apple is really serious about the environment, and they want to side-step this rage, they have to make a small sacrifice and suck up this cost, but still discourage the users from getting chargers they don't need.
I keep reading that point, and I don't get it at all. What do you do with your old phones I've been through about 8 iPhones, when I'm done with the old phone, the charger goes with it. You can't pretend everyone buying a new iPhone and everyone buying an old iPhone already have chargers so chargers magically never change hands and everyone already has one.