BRUSSELS (Reuters) - iPhone maker Apple on Thursday pushed back against EU lawmakers’ call for a common charger, warning the move could hamper innovation, create a mountain of electronic waste and irk consumers.
布魯塞爾(路透社)-iPhone製造商蘋果週四對歐盟立法者關於共同充電器的呼籲進行了回擊，警告稱此舉可能阻礙創新，產生堆積如山的電子垃圾，並惹惱消費者。
Apple’s comments came a week after lawmakers at the European Parliament called for a common charger for all mobile phones and amended a draft law to say the ability to work with common chargers would be an essential requirement for radio equipment in the bloc.
蘋果發表上述評論的一週前，歐洲議會(European Parliament)的議員呼籲為所有手機配備通用充電器，並修改了一項法律草案，稱能夠使用通用充電器將是歐盟無線電設備的基本要求。
A move to a common charger would affect Apple more than any other companies as its iPhones and most of its products are powered by its Lightning cable, whereas Android devices are powered by USB-C connectors.
轉向通用充電器將比任何其他公司對蘋果的影響更大，因為蘋果的iPhone及其大多數產品都是由Lightning電纜供電的，而Android設備是由USB-C連接器供電的。
“We believe regulation that forces conformity across the type of connector built into all smartphones stifles innovation rather than encouraging it, and would harm consumers in Europe and the economy as a whole,” Apple said in a statement.
蘋果在一份聲明中表示：“我們認為，強制所有智能手機內置連接器類型的合規性會扼殺而不是鼓勵創新，並將損害歐洲消費者和整個經濟。”
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