Apple isn’t happy about India’s demand to upgrade older iPhones with USB-C::Apple has urged the Indian IT ministry to make changes to its single charger rules, as adding USB-C to older iPhone models will make it hard for Apple to meet production targets for India’s manufacturing and export laws.
India gave Apple 2.5 years notice. And that doesn’t count the time the legislation was being proposed.
IMHO, it’s totally reasonable to say that newly purchased phones should support USB C, even if the phone’s architecture wasn’t introduced this year.
4L3moNemo@programming.dev 11 months ago
In this case, I would say – fck Apple, Indians demand is solid. Apples shitty policy of random plugs and industry incompatible chargers shouldn’t have been born ever and definetly it shouldn’t continue. Usually I’m against regulation by goverment, but in this case it is realy for the benefit of users and enviroment.
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
It’s also not like this snuck up on them. Governments around the world warned them very clearly that they had to get onto a standard. Apple dragged their feet the entire time, fighting it at every opportunity, until it went into law.
I don’t know what India’s law says, but I suspect it boils down to “All phones sold as new after XXXX date must have a USB-C charger”. Apple has the choice to modify the older/cheaper designs, or to stop selling them in that market.
random65837@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Wouldnt be surprising if they just stop shipping the older phones then. India isn’t the EU, most of their smartphones are cheap and low spec, most of their networks are terrible and small bump they’ve recently had is stil an incredibly small amount as a whole vs the rest of the Indian market.
Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I’m not sure why you’re generally against governmental regulation, typical regulations are written in blood.
I would argue the government seldom goes far enough
FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Ever wonder why there’s no more reasonable sized pick up trucks in America? CAFE regulations incentivize auto makers to manufacture ginormous trucks. I am pro-regulation in most cases but there are some real stinkers out there.
TheHotze@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It depends on the regulation. Take zoning for example, you definitely don’t want a bunch of kids or elderly people living next to dangerous factories, but the laws usually go too far and prevent corner stores in residential areas, or demand way too much parking. Regulation can be good or bad.
LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 11 months ago
My mind goes to net neutrality laws debacle for instance. Yes regulation is important to keep companies in check but they can be abused when applied against the consumer.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 11 months ago
And then it goes too far on other things, like the Kind Online Safety Act, while not doing basic things to make the lives of their citizens much better, like UBI, or more controls of companies to stop monopolistic behaviour. Basically: more regulation of companies, less regulation of individuals. Although some things still need to be regulated of course for individuals, like enforcement of software licenses.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
The answer will be that Apple won’t sell iPhones without USB-C in India at all. Have fun waiting for like, 3 years to buy a relatively inexpensive iOS device.
sir_reginald@lemmy.world 11 months ago
There’s enough supply of inexpensive Android phones that support standard chargers. It’s not a problem for consumers if they can’t buy older models of iPhones, there are tons of other smartphones.
It definitely hurts Apple to loose out in a market as big as India’s. But that’s their fault. They had enough time.
Mamertine@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If this were a small country, yes that is what would happen. In the second most populous country, I suspect that’s too huge of a market to just accept as a loss.
Once a customer leaves the apple ecosystem they’re unlikely to return to it. So they would lose those customers forever.
And009@reddthat.com 11 months ago
It’s a huge market even with a small part of the market.
Tangent5280@lemmy.world 11 months ago
For a market as big as India, with it’s up and coming middle class, Mr. Tim Apple would fuck a pig (with consent) on Live TV if it was what it took to keep selling there.
ABCDE@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Why so? They have moved to USB C already.