Le yinkulumompikiswano ebisetafuleni izinyanga ezimbalwa uma kungenjalo eminyakeni ese-European Union futhi njengoba sonke sesivele siwazi umzamo wokumisa wonke amachweba wokuxhuma ethekwini elilodwa, I-USB C. Lokhu bekungaba ukuthola izinkinga ezahlukahlukene kepha ivoti lokugcina eligcinwe yi-European Commission liholele ekutholeni amavoti angama-582 evuna ishaja yodwa, amavoti angama-50 emelene nokukhishwa kwe-37, okusho ukuthi okujwayelekile ingamenyezelwa ngokusemthethweni ngoJulayi olandelayo de 2020.
Ngakho-ke i-Apple manje inenkinga enkulu uma lokhu kuqhubeka ngokusemthethweni ngakho-ke kuzophela izingxabano nezinketho ezwenikazi elidala ukuvikela isikhundla sayo ekumisweni kwe-USB C ku-iPhone yayo. Umhlaziyi uMing-Chi Kuo uchaze okwesikhashana ukuthi ubelokhu ethi i-Apple izokwengeza leli chweba ku-iPhone ka-2021, ngakho konke kubonakala kuhamba ngendlela futhi ukuphela kwesixhumi se-Lightning kuzoba seduze kakhulu. Lokhu kunamaphuzu amahle futhi amabi, njengazo zonke izinguquko.
U-Apple ucele e-European Union ukuthi ukufaka i-USB C ku-iPhone ngeke kulunge njengoba bekholelwa njengoba besakho ivala iminyango emishaBaphinde baxwayisa ukuthi abasebenzisi abaningi e-EU banezesekeli, izintambo namanye amadivayisi anesixhumi se-Lightning, ngakho-ke lokhu kusho udoti omkhulu we-elekthronikhi nezindleko ezengeziwe kubo. Leli phuzu lishayisana ngqo nalokho okuvikelwa yi-European Union, ethi kuyisidingo esiphuthumayo sokuguqula yonke imishini ye-elekthronikhi iye echwebeni elilodwa futhi ngale ndlela inciphise "imfucuza" kagesi.
I-iPad Pro ka-2018, amamodeli wakamuva we-MacBook noma i-iMac asevele enayo imbobo ye-USB C njengewukuphela kwetheku lawo namuhla futhi ne-iPhone isazovuselelwa, Ngabe lesi sikhathi kuzoba ngesokugcina? NgoJulayi ekugcineni sizokwazi ukuthi ngabe i-Apple kufanele ithengise eYurophu i-iPhone nge-USB C port esikhundleni se-Lightning.