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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by the_mitsuhiko on Friday January 31, 2020 @02:47PM (#22204907)
> How would it have been possible to advance to the next generation of technology like USB-C.

The law does no say what a common charger is. Manufacturers are free to migrate to a new standard.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by nsajko on Friday January 31, 2020 @03:36PM (#22205399)
Presumably it is on the Commission to decide that USB-C is to be the next standard, and only then will there be a proposal for a law. (We are not yet talking about a law.)
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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by tripzilch on Monday February 03, 2020 @09:49AM (#22224552)
> Presumably it is on the Commission to decide that USB-C is to be the next standard, and only then will there be a proposal for a law.

No, it literally says they're calling on the industry to agree on a common standard.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by the_mitsuhiko on Friday January 31, 2020 @05:26PM (#22206560)
That didn't happen with the USB-A charger either.
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