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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by int_19h on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:44PM (#22207585)
They can innovate to their heart's content, so long as the connector is compatible, and the legacy charging protocol still works. So e.g. if USB-C is the standard, Apple could still use Thunderbolt 3.
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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by outoftheabyss on Saturday February 01, 2020 @05:10PM (#22213592)
So they can innovate, so long as it is within a strict and limited set of boundaries. That is the very definition of stifling innovation
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