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Lightning might've been somewhat better by itself for the years before USB C became ubiquitous (because it was doing some of what USB C is doing) - but even then it was Lightning (Apple only) versus Micro USB (practically any other phone). The EU forcing Apple to adopt USB C is a good thing for everyone (except Apple themselves probably - because they'll sell fewer special cables).
Apple adopting USB-C is good for everyone. But I’m skeptical that the “EU forcing them” aspect is. It basically means we’ll never see a new interconnect standard for phones evolve beyond USB-C. If someone found a way to improve the durability of hybrid fiber+copper cabling, it would face immense artificial barriers to adoption.
Imagine if this decision had been made a decade ago, and micro-USB became the EU standard. Would we even have USB-C today?
Well sure. But what u r saying is under the assumption that laws cannot be changed. Right now, the best and most widely adopted standard (by a very large margin) is USB-C.
There r two possibilities for this standard to be replaced:
A new, wired standard: While this possibility exists, the probability of this happening is extremely low. USB-C solves all problems that a port can solve. The chances of new wired tech evolving beyond this are close to none.
A wireless standard: This could be the most probable replacement in the future. However, looking at the state of this tech right now, it still has a very long time to become usable in consumer tech. When this happens, the laws would be changed to keep up with the times.
Tend not to change. The parliament will move on and forget about the issue. It's not gonna revisit this decision every 6 months.
This is why the whole medical field in the US still uses fax machines on a regular basis. It was encoded in legislation and then never removed.
Tell me you're under 25 without telling me you're under 25. This has been said many times before. USB-C is frankly a bit of a mess (I mean, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2 Gen 2...)
There were ideas about using USB-C for power & networking in houses, replacing most of your wiring with USB cabling. That didn't pan out. You can only use USB-C to drive a 4k display over relatively short distances. It's often flaky. There are things that could be fixed with USB-D or whatever. This adds an obstacle to that goal.
Your complaints don't seem to be about the connector, but instead the USB 3 specification. USB 4 seems to address your concerns and mandates the type-c connector.