Apple Forced Europe Replace Charger

New rules issued by the EU Commission regarding cell phone charger . Europe wants all phones coming into the area to meet universal charger standard rules .

Released in Brussels , EU Parliament introduced legislation that would force all smartphone manufacturers to adopt the same type of charger for their products .

" Your device and its accessories such as chargers , should be interoperable . 's Required to make the phone easy to use and save costs and reduce electronic waste generated users , " the European Commission said in a statement as quoted from Ubergizmo , Monday ( 30/09/2013 ) .

Apple may be somewhat constrained by the rules . As it is known , is now arguably Apple is the only vendor that still use proprietary charger on the device .

Lightning Connector , thus the name for the charger on the Apple device . While other vendors , on average adopts microUSB port to charge the device battery .

But it does not explain what kind of charger as required in Europe . The committee has not explained in detail the standard charger smartphones and tablets in their territory .

Universal charger policy is already heralded the European Commission since 2010 . EU Commission notes that this move will be good , not only for consumers but also the environment and industry .

As is known , this charger during long been abandoned and eventually discarded when consumers buy new phones , even though the charger is still functioning properly . Yes , of course it is because the old charger is not compatible with the new phone .

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