The iPhone’s Lightning port isn’t going anywhere, no matter what the EU says The European Commission is looking to make USB-C standard, but it won’t affect iPhones for many years. Michael Simon reports
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f you scrolled through your news feed recently, you likely saw headlines related to the European Commission’s new proposal to force smartphones and small electronic devices to use USB-C
for charging. The headline likely included Apple or iPhone, because a tech-related story is much more interesting when it involves the biggest company in the world. On the surface, it would seem that the November 2021 • Macworld 15