[jmull]

I don't think EU regulation works the way you think it does.

> This is just stupid fearmongering.

I guess if you can't make a good point, you can always hurl insults.

What do you think people who upgrade their iPhones in 2024 will do with their lightning cables which no longer connect to anything they have?

[skohan]

Even if they throw them out, it's better to pull off the bandaid than to go on creating more and more redundant cables and e-waste for the next 30 years

[jhasse]

> What do you think people who upgrade their iPhones in 2024 will do with their lightning cables which no longer connect to anything they have?

sell

[jmull]

The EU market for cables with lightning connectors will be contracting for some reason at that time.

[grey-area]

New iphones come with a cable.