No matter what you think about regulating this kind of thing in general, in this case I think it's not a big deal and definitely a positive. No matter whether

No matter what you think about regulating this kind of thing in general, in this case I think it's not a big deal and definitely a positive. No matter whether it's a lightning, usb c, or other kind of connector, these connectors break fairly often and thus should be easily swap-able modules by design in the first place. Manufacturers like Apple who think they have a better connector will be incentivized to make the connectors as modular as possible so that having different models for different markets will add little to the cost. Everybody wins.