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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by tripzilch on Monday February 03, 2020 @09:43AM (#22224489)
> If there's no regulation enforcing this, it's because the EU doesn't think it's necessary — the industry has agreed upon a standard without intervention.

Which is exactly what the EU asked them to do with chargers, 15 years ago :) And then they didn't so here's the resolution.

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Re:EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for chargin... by scarface74 on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @10:15AM (#22236422)
And if they had done it even when the iPhone 5 came out in 2012 they would have been stuck with micro usb. Would that have served customers well?

Maybe it’s a good idea to let the market compete and come up with better ideas than the government mandating things....

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