Apple will advertise the move to USB-C as a boon, but internally it’s causing concern

After years of fighting with the EU over a single phone charger, Apple will switch to USB-C this year. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman predicts that the company will introduce the change with a smile at its Sept. 12 event, emphasizing the benefits it will bring to consumers, but there are some concerns behind the scenes.

At the event on Sept. 12, the company will introduce the change with a smile, emphasizing the benefits it will bring to consumers, but behind the scenes there are also some concerns.

Obviously, the issue is the loss of revenue from MFi licenses, and Apple executives fear a new fan backlash, as they did with the Lightning port. And that’s not all — Apple fears that if users have accessories that are cross-compatible with Android phones, they’ll be more likely to jump over the fence «vegetable garden» Apple’s fence.

Gurman cites iMessage as an example — the company could add RCS support and make messaging between iOS and Android much better, but then people wouldn’t be as attached to iOS as they are now. Besides, remember how FaceTime was going to be made open source?”

Memories.

The corporation will bundle USB-C cables with the new iPhones, but starting with the iPhone 12, the retail package doesn’t include a charger. The last generation that came with a charger was the 11th, and it was a USB-A power supply (as with previous generations). So if you only have an iPhone 11 and a few AirPods, you may not have a USB-C charger to plug your new phone into. Apple would be wise to offer enough Lightning to USB-C adapters for those who want to continue using their old accessories.

All of this is a good idea.