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Brazil bans sales of iPhones without USB power adapters
Do you expect your new smartphone comes with a power adaptor? If your smartphone or any other mobile device is charged with a conventional USB-C cable, you may already have a cable or two. So, you may accept the rationale to reduce carbon emissions by not including a power adaptor with the device. But to charge an Apple mobile product, you need an Apple power adapter, which is incompatible with any other cable or adapter. So, when Apple decided not to include a power adaptor in its new iPhones, those who purchased an Apple device for the first time had to purchase an adaptor. Then Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security banned Apple to sell an incomplete product and fined the tech giant £2 million even though the issue is critical mostly for first-time buyers. In the meantime, the European Union is trying to enforce manufacturers of portable electronic devices to use only USB-C charging cables. Both moves seem like a quite forceful attack on one specific company. As Apple users are increasing around the world, their business practices have drawn more public and political attention.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about why a power adapter matters so much.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62833037
Brazil bans sales of iPhones without USB power adapters
Do you expect your new smartphone comes with a power adaptor? If your smartphone or any other mobile device is charged with a conventional USB-C cable, you may already have a cable or two. So, you may accept the rationale to reduce carbon emissions by not including a power adaptor with the device. But to charge an Apple mobile product, you need an Apple power adapter, which is incompatible with any other cable or adapter. So, when Apple decided not to include a power adaptor in its new iPhones, those who purchased an Apple device for the first time had to purchase an adaptor. Then Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security banned Apple to sell an incomplete product and fined the tech giant £2 million even though the issue is critical mostly for first-time buyers. In the meantime, the European Union is trying to enforce manufacturers of portable electronic devices to use only USB-C charging cables. Both moves seem like a quite forceful attack on one specific company. As Apple users are increasing around the world, their business practices have drawn more public and political attention.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about why a power adapter matters so much.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62833037
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