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From: Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: uk.telecom.mobile,comp.mobile.ipad,misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Re: Does Apple normally add the UK when the EU forces Apple
 to care about its customers?
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:36:15 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> On 2024-09-15 15:30, Chris wrote:
>> Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>> I wonder if Covid and the semi conductor shortage had anything to do with
>>> Lightning hanging on longer than it should? All manufacturers in all
>>> electronics sectors had supply problems, mainly with the dull low value
>>> devices - such as usb and power supervisory chips. As Apple had a monopoly
>>> with Lightning in phones perhaps they had fewer problems getting hold of
>>> these parts. Just speculating.
>> 
>> I guess that's possible. Not sure why lightning parts would be more
>> sourceable than the more ubiquitous USB, though?
> 
> If they're unique to Apple then there is no competition for the resource.
> 
> It's a plausible point - but there are too many other factors to 
> consider as well.
> 
> 

Another thought connected with the semi conductor shortage - they may have
felt that they couldn’t produce enough usb-c chargers. Lightning iPhone
purchasers would likely be using an existing charger, especially Apple had
stopped automatically supplying them with a new phone. Switching to usb-c
is very likely to cause an uptick in usb-c charger purchases at the time of
buying your first usb-c iPhone. It would not look good if Apple said their
chargers were in supply constraint. Not being able to buy semiconductors
freely was a real issue for two years post Covid, as shown by the car
manufacturers.