“This is coming from the guy who made the 30 pin connector happen,” he added. He also noted that forcing Apple to change the iPhone connector based on the environment argument is “much lot easier than a monopolistic legal trial.” Fadell then said that Apple doesn’t like third parties dictating what it should do. The engineer believes that some regulation and standardization in favor of consumers is necessary, since companies are not always interested in doing the “right thing for societies best interest.” In another tweet, Fadell said that the regulation only happened because Apple is having a monopoly-like position. Fadell then responded by saying that the world “converged on USB-C” as the limits of older standards “have been hit,” but he went far beyond that in defending his point of view.Īpple’s former VP says he’s not worried about the EU forcing Apple and other smartphone makers to adopt USB-C and that “they’re simply forcing Apple to do the right thing.” The discussion began with a Twitter user wondering if the iPod would be successful if Apple was forced to use USB 1.0 instead of the faster FireWire technology at the time. The engineer believes that this is the “right thing” to do and that he now sees Apple in a monopolistic position.įadell thinks it’s time for USB-C iPhones This time, Fadell shared his thoughts on the European Union’s requirement for iPhone with a USB-C port. Former Apple VP Tony Fadell became known as “the father of the iPod.” Although he no longer has any ties with Apple, he often shares opinions on what the company has been doing.
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