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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by monocasa on Friday January 31, 2020 @06:30PM (#22207077)
No, most manufacturers switched to a standard so they wouldn't have a separate SKU for the EU market. Apple is fighting this because the rent seek hard on patents for their proprietary connectors.
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