Nope. The people who buy a new phone every two years, sell their old phone to someone who keeps using it and needs a charger.
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India May Force Apple to Adopt USB-C on iPhone After EU Passes Similar Law
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They don't have to sell the charger. Also you can share the charger between devices and with multiple ports you can charge devices simultaneously.
I have three USB chargers in my apartment with 6 ports in total to charge all my USB-devices.
This fall I got a new iPhone, a MacBook Air and an Apple Watch. Did I need new chargers? No, those new devices would still be using my existing 3 chargers to charge.
The problem is not the number of chargers in the world, but the need for shipping them in separate boxes. Just offer the iPhone with or without charger and everybody can buy exactly what he needs. But if only one person needs both a phone and a charger, then twice as many delivery trucks will go on their route.
This is back to people who are critically dependent on their cell phones only have one way to charge them, which I think is bs.
You are making the specific use case the general use case. If apple sells 150 million cell phones a year to 150 Million customers, it’s obvious 150 million don’t need chargers. Everyone that doesn’t need a charger is a net positive for the environment.
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No, it's sad news for anyone who doesn't believe in government overreach and the nanny-state mentality. I'm an Apple fan, but not a fanboy, and I would have the exact same stance on this were it any other phone manufacturer in view here. This isn't an Apple-only issue.
A tiny net positive for a few people, who were already so wasteful buying lots of phones that they already swim in chargers. Versus a giant net negative for everyone that needs to buy a charger separately.
I have two dead 12W Apple chargers here who back to differ.
And then there's this mess:
Apple AC Wall Plug Adapter Exchange Program
Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange Program
Apple 5W European USB Power Adapter Exchange Program
USB Power Adapter Takeback Program
Smart Battery Case Replacement Program for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR
Don't tell me chargers live forever.
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When you say a few people you actually mean about 120 to 130 million, imo, don’t need a new charger because they already have a spare in case their chargers catches on fire. That doesn’t sound like a tiny net positive. Sounds Like a win/win for the environment.
Oh yes, I have a spare 5W charger, but I'm using a 10W charger after both of my 12W chargers died. And I will be buying a 20W charger for my next iPhone, because I don't want miss out on fast charging. But I probably skip all this wireless charging nonsense, that's how eco-friendly I am. Ask me in how many separate boxes all my chargers shipped? Including the notoriously frail old MagSafe chargers, probably more than a dozen. I really hope the braided cables live longer.
I've never had either die. Are cables failing a major issue or something (other than physical damage, obviously)? Seems like after 20-30 years I'd have experienced it by now if so.
Yea it's mostly the sheath cracking, and it was with A>L. Haven't had many issues with C>L
Oh yes! It's way better now, but around 2010 all white Apple cables died quickly, because of too much plasticizer/softener.
https://images.google.com/?q=broken+apple+cables
I got it. You purchased products and now you have boxes. Apple will never solve that problem. You wanted 20 watts , MagSafe, 12 v etc. I have an iPhone 14 pro max. I could charge the thing with a 10 year old 5 w charger, but then I’ll miss out on fast charging from my apple 20 watt charger.
You will become a lot more careful after your second broken MagSafe charger cable, but it will fray out nonetheless.
Well, apparently not all, because I've never had an Apple cable die on me since I switched to Apple "full time" in 2005 through the present.
the EU law forcing USB-C also disconnects chargers with the sale of the device, you won't be getting one with any new phones
I would agree. Every iPhone needs its own charger (or potentially, one that’s shared with another lightning ported device). That charger just doesn’t need to come in the box with the phone.
Right you are.
Your 14 Pro Max's battery will thank you for it. Heh heh ... fast charging tends to heat up the battery and shorten it's useful live. I've also switch to charging my iPhone using low wattage "slow" charger and plan my charging in advance. I only use fast charging when I have no choice.
By the time law comes into effect, Apple will have already shifted to USB C.
