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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by oxfordmale on Saturday February 01, 2020 @03:02AM (#22209348)
The law doesn't define the protocol. Apple could introduce USB-D as superior standard provided it is not proprietary. If this is a superior standard, other companies will adapt it too, becoming the new standard charger.
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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by microtherion on Saturday February 01, 2020 @06:07PM (#22213851)
I believe you are mistaken. The EU resolution calls for the development of "a common standard" (to be updated from time to time): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/RC-9-2020-0070...

Implementing a different standard, even if it is non-proprietary, won't do.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by tripzilch on Monday February 03, 2020 @09:48AM (#22224538)
They call on the industry to agree on a common standard. 15 years ago. They explicitly do not mandate the protocol.
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