The European Union has proposed new rules that will make USB-C ports standard on smartphones, tablets, cameras, phones, portable speakers and handheld video game systems. Apple isn't happy.
The move is a setback for Apple , which uses its own"Lightning" port on the iPhone. While the new rules are years away from coming into force, Apple could be compelled to make changes to its signature product."European consumers were frustrated long enough about incompatible chargers piling up in their drawers.
But 38% of consumers have not been able to charge their phone on at least one occasion because they didn't have the correct charger to hand.Read MoreRoughly €2.4 billion is spent annually on standalone chargers that do not come with electronic devices, according to the Commission.Europe is paying record prices for energy. A winter crisis loomsEuropean officials have been pushing the tech industry to standardize chargers for more than a decade.
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