iPhone 5 Scorns Standards Promise To European Commission

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Back in 2009, Apple signed an agreement (http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/chargers/questions/index_en.htm#8) aimed at reducing electronic waste resulting from mobile phone accessories. But this week's launch of the iPhone 5 shows them reneging on that commitment. Instead of including a micro-USB connector on the iPhone, as they agreed to do along with the rest of the phone industry, they created yet another proprietary connector. At a stroke, they have junked earlier iPhone accessories, forced a new industry in Apple-only accessories to arise and broken their promise to the EC. It's a huge missed opportunity (http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/09/iphone-5-misses-standardisation-opportunity/index.htm) both for their customers and for the environment.

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