As we all know, Apple receives a lot of prosecutions and warnings every year, the most serious is the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the European Union for the "unified Type-C" requirements, it is understood that the EU and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have issued an ultimatum to Apple,
The reason why it is so tough, in the final analysis, is for environmental protection, Apple has always adhered to its own design concept, never follow the trend, other brands of mobile phones have long opened the era of fast charging, but Apple still insists on using the Lightning interface, completely disregarding the user's experience.
At the same time, the excuse of intelligent equipment is not unified, consumers have to buy different chargers, which will produce a large amount of electronic waste, according to the data, if you can unify the Type-C interface, you can reduce the waste of 200 million euros per year, and the e-waste generated can be greatly reduced.
In other words, Apple has also canceled the bonus of the charging head under the guise of "environmental protection" under the pretext of "reducing the generation of electronic waste". Discerning people know that Apple just found a high-sounding reason for its "robber" behavior, and the money that should be earned is not less, and after deducting the consumer's charger, you can make another profit, and Cook is worthy of being a businessman.
So the question is, after the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the EU have issued "ultimatums", will Apple really obediently comply? Judging from the revelations of industry insiders, the iPhone 15 series is indeed going to convert the Type-C interface, but this C port is not another C port, Apple is completely not installed! Ignoring the "ultimatum" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Apple plans to arrange MFI certification for the Type-C interface, that is, even if the Lightning interface is eliminated, Apple should earn a lot of money, Android and Apple still cannot share a data cable and a charging head. There is no doubt that Apple is equivalent to a formal statement, and my rules are rules.
In other words, what exactly is MFI certification? This is actually the abbreviation of Made for iOS, if the third-party accessory supplier wants to manufacture Apple's data cable, you need to pay a license fee, then in the data cable and charging head, you can install the MFI chip to ensure security.
Don't underestimate this chip, for each piece used, the manufacturer needs to pay Apple a $2 licensing fee, which is the main reason why an ordinary Apple data cable can be sold for 149 yuan. It is not an exaggeration at all, closely with MFI authorization and accessories sales, Apple can make billions of dollars a year, in the end, this is the key to Apple's unwillingness to unify the Type-C interface, although Apple has been "hindering innovation", "for customers" and other reasons to shirk, but under the pressure of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the European Union, finally had to accept the C mouth.
But Apple will not obediently, although the iPhone 15 series gave C port, but also came MFI certification, that is, it seems to be C port, but there is no Apple MFI certification Android USB-C data cable and charging head, is not able to charge the iPhone, if there is no MFI, Apple will prevent these accessories from working for Apple devices for "security" reasons, Cook this trick is really powerful.
Personally, I think that Apple will not easily give up the accessories business, even if the MFI certification of the C port does not land, Apple will accelerate the development of "non-porous", and it is likely to take the C port as a short transition, directly leading Apple users into the era of wireless charging. So at that time, an ordinary Apple wireless charging device, its price will become sky-high, in the face of such a "only money in the eyes" brand, are you still willing to buy?