iPhone 17 Air completely port-free

 *Apple considered making the rumored iPhone 17 Air completely port-free, according to report*
 <https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apple-considered-making-the-rumored-iphone-17-air-completely-port-free-according-to-report-165334942.html>
Maybe it's Apple's way to give the finger to the EU for forcing Apple, for the first time in its history, of providing what the customer wants.
It's just a rumor at this point, but given Apple's sordid history of putting the crappiest RAM, the worst batteries, the lack of industry standard hardware (such as the extremely handy portable memory slots and the industry standard aux jack and the proper charger in the box, etc.), it wouldn't surprise me. <https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GmIuzI8bcAI7Wa3?format=jpg>
Apple's basic strategy is to remove functionality so that the consumer feels so much pain that they strive to purchase back the removed items.
It works. Herd animal iPhone owners line up outside the Apple store because they can't wait to ditch their old iPhones for the new ones!
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 Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino - by John Gruber
 <https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_cupertino>