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Apple hits out at EU's proposed ban on Lightning connection

By What Hi-Fi? 12 hours ago

Cable ban would 'stifle innovation'

 
 
 
 

(Image credit: Apple)

Last week, the EU called for Apple to abandon its Lightning connection and adopt a common charger. Apple's response? Get knotted! Or words to that effect. 

In a statement, the Californian tech giant claimed the proposed ban would 'stifle innovation', create mountains of electronic waste and disrupt hundreds of millions of Apple users. 

In a statement, Apple said: "We believe regulation that forces conformity across the type of connector built into all smartphones stifles innovation rather than encouraging it, and would harm consumers in Europe and the economy as a whole." 

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