Comment on Apple isn't happy about India's demand to upgrade older iPhones with USB-C

Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ram@bookwormstory.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well, that’s not exactly the demand. The demand is simply that if they wish to sell a product in the country, it meets their regulatory specifications by June 2025. Apple doesn’t have to upgrade their older models, they could also simply stop selling them.

  But if they wish to sell a product, it must meet the manufacturing requirements of the region in which they wish to sell. Hardly a big deal if you ask me.

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How many do they really sell in India though? It doesn’t matter how old and crappy your iPhone is, there’s a cheaper Android phone. Android is like 95% of phones out there.

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    • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Apple’s marketshare in India is (1) tiny and (2) largely driven by older models. I know 2 people who have iPhones. I know 4 people who have Jiophones (Firefox OS).

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    • ram@bookwormstory.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      India is 6% of Apple’s market, and growing.

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• ByteJunk@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why is it unreasonable?

  This isnt demanding apple to retrofit usb-c to old phones. This is telling them to stop producing new phones with lightning, and instead use USB-C.

  This is highly relevant for India as it’s a price conscious market, and Apple sells a lot more older models than elsewhere, specifically Europe who passed a similar law but on new models only.

  And if a student figured out how to add a fully functional usb-c port to an iPhone X, I’m sure apple can figure it out for an iPhone 14.

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• sederx@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  why? they have more than enough money to do so.

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  • Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Exactly. They can do whatever they want. Force them to either stop doing business of fix their shit now. And don’t get started insulting the mushrooms or cows because even they know better than to feed on them.

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• interceder270@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t think its unreasonable. Apple can afford it and it’s better for customers.

  Win-win, imo unless you’re an Apple investor (which you’re not.)

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  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Apple just wouldn’t do it, it makes no sense. They are just pissed because cheaper, older models sell in India and that would leave only the newer models.

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• davysnavy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh my God bro get off Steve Jobs’ massive cock

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