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Apple knows that dropping the iPhone Lightning port would create an ‘unprecedented amount of electronic waste’ – ZDNet
It seems likely that Apple is preparing to dump the Lightning port from future iPhones. But what happens to those billions of accessories?

Apple is on a permanent crusade against unnecessary ports, and it seems that next on the list is the iPhone’s Lightning port.
It many ways it makes a lot of sense for Apple to drop the Lightning port from the iPhone. To begin with, it’s one extra component that has to be fitted. It takes up space in the iPhone, and it’s a hole that allows water and other random schmoo to enter the iPhone.
It’s also one less part to wear out.
But those are all things that benefit Apple. What about you, as the person…
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