After all, barrel connectors remain a thing, and product requirements change over time. Sure, USB Type-C is a great port, usually associated with great standards (and, we should point out, you could arguably implement those standards using another cable/port), but do we really want this to be the only plug we have? It's certainly easy to conceive of a better plug for charging if you have other priorities. For several reasons.įorcing the USB-C port on all devices means that we will never have anything better than USB-C - or, at least, it would be a lot harder to make something better. The proposal itself hasn't yet gone into effect (it stills needs to pass a vote in the European Parliament), but as much as I wish Apple would finally put USB-C on the iPhone, I'm actually hoping it doesn't pass.
Today, the European Commission has put forward legislation that would require all portable electronic devices to have a USB-C port - including Apple's iPhone.
