Kubukeka sengathi I-European Commission kuzoba nzima odabeni lwamashaja we-smartphone. Umbono wakhe ukuphakamisa ngoSepthemba umthetho ukuze wonke amaselula asebenzise ishaja efanayo yamanje, ukugwema imfucuza kagesi.
A priori umqondo ubukeka muhle. Okwabo bonke abantu ngaphandle kwe-Apple, kunjalo. "Cishe" bonke abakhiqizi be-smartphone sebesishiyile isixhumi esincane se-USB futhi bashintshela kuso I-USB-C, ngakho umthetho awubathinti nakancane. Futhi lokho "cishe" kungenxa yokuthi i-Apple isazimisele ukugcina isixhumi sayo sombani esikhethekile kuma-iPhones. Ngakho-ke hlanganisa ingoma.
Yahoo! Ezezimali ngisanda kufaka i- umbiko lapho echaza khona ngezinhlelo ze-EU zikaSepthemba. Phakamisa umthetho wokuhlanganisa imodeli yeshaja yendawo yonke yawo wonke ama-smartphones asemakethe, futhi ngaleyo ndlela kuncishiswe imfucuza kagesi.
Ngokushesha isikebhe sibonakala kuwumqondo omuhle. Sonke sinamashaja kumadilowa ethu ekhaya nasehhovisi esingawasebenzisi futhi sigcina sesilahla, ngoba ekugcineni sijwayele ukusebenzisa ishaja eyodwa ukushaja amadivayisi amaningi. Abakwa-Apple, bayazi le nkinga, abasanikezi ishaja emabhokisini ama-iPhones ayo, ukugwema lokhu "kudoti" kwe amashaja asiwasebenzisi.
Lo mqondo we-EU, uma umthetho udluliswa ekugcineni, ngeke uthinte ama-99% wabenzi be-smartphone. Konke sekuvele kuthuthwe kusuka kusixhumi esidala se-USB esincane kuya ku-USB-C entsha. Kepha i-1% esele yi-Apple. Ukuphela komkhiqizi osazimisele ukusebenzisa isixhumi sakho esikhethekile.
Yize lezo zeCupertino sezivele zinikeze ingalo yazo ukusonta ku-iPad Pro naku-iPad Air, ngezixhumi ze-USB-C, wonke ama-iPhones aqhubeka nokugcina isixhumi se-Apple esikhethekile, isixhumi esidumile Isibani.
Ngakho-ke sizobona ukuthi lo mthetho omusha we-EU uthinta kanjani uma udlula. Mhlawumbe, ngokubabona beza, i-Apple ilindele nokulandelayo iPhone 13 isivele ifaka isixhumi se-USB-C. Sizobona.