Penggubal undang-undang Eropah mahu semua pengeluar peranti pintar menggunakan sambungan yang sama.
Penggubal undang-undang Eropah telah menggesa para ahli jawatankuasa Eropah supaya menguatkuasakan undang-undang yang mewajibkan semua pengeluar peranti pintar menggunakan sambungan yang sama pada semua peranti.
Ini kerana mereka kecewa terhadap pengaplikasian sambungan sama pada semua peranti tidak diendah selepas 10 tahun mereka berusaha menekankan kepentingan isu ini.
Ketika ini, semua pengeluar masih diberikan pilihan sama ada mahu menggunakan sambungan USB type C, micro-USB atau Lightning.
Tindakan penguatkuasaan itu dikatakan sebagai amat penting demi alam sekitar.
“This is hugely detrimental for the environment” Ahli parlimen Eropah.
Setakat ini, hampir semua pengeluar peranti pintar sudah mula menggunakan sambungan USB-C pada sebahagian besar peranti keluaran mereka.
Walaubagaimanapun, hanya Apple sahaja yang ketika ini masih kekal menggunakan sambungan Lightning pada iPhone sejak ia mula diperkenalkan pada model iPhone 5 pada tahun 2012 dahulu.
Apple sebelum ini telah menyatakan pendirian berkenaan isu ini kepentingan mengekalkan kepelbagaian sambungan kepada pengguna.
“Apple stands for innovation. Regulations that would drive conformity across the type of connector built into all smartphones freeze innovation rather than encourage it. Such proposals are bad for the environment and unnecessarily disruptive for customers.
More than 1 billion Apple devices have shipped using a Lightning connector in addition to an entire ecosystem of accessory and device manufacturers who use Lightning to serve our collective customers. We want to ensure that any new legislation will not result in the shipment of any unnecessary cables or external adaptors with every device, or render obsolete the devices and accessories used by many millions of Europeans and hundreds of millions of Apple customers worldwide. This would result in an unprecedented volume of electronic waste and greatly inconvenience users. To be forced to disrupt this huge market of customers will have consequences far beyond the stated aims of the Commission.
Beginning in 2009, Apple led industry efforts to work together to promote a common charging solution. And with the emergence of USB Type-C, we have committed alongside six other companies that all new smartphone models will leverage this standard through a connector or a cable assembly. We believe this collective effort by many of the industry’s leading companies is better for innovation, better for consumers and better for the environment.” Apple
Tetapi, jika penguatkuasaan penggunaan standad sambungan sama digunakan pada peranti berjaya diluluskan, Apple pastinya terpaksa mematuhi undang-undang tersebut.
Sekaligus terpaksa menggantikan sambungan Lightning iPhone kepada USB-C.
Sumber: MacRumors