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A comment on EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all phones. Parent comment

Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by mrsuprawsm on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:59AM (#28627178)
I think that the idea of the USB-C port on the iPads is to connect external devices. These are more likely to have a USB-C <-> something (e.g. USB-C -> USB-[micro|C|A]) cable that people already have lying around, as opposed to lightning -> something cable.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by ThatPlayer on Thursday September 23, 2021 @06:16AM (#28627284)
From the perspective of Apple though, that's another adapter for them to sell. They already make a lightning -> USB-A adapter.

And the idea of a common, readily available for most people, port is exactly what this legislation is about. It should apply to charging cables for phones too.

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