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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 madeofpalk on Thursday September 23, 2021 @06:05AM (#28627209)
> With USB-C they would be restricted by the USB-IF.

Apple will still find a way to do what they want, especially given they play a non-trivial role in the USB-IF and provided significant resources towards developing USB-C in the first place.

I would like USB-C on my iPhone, but I think the biggest reason why Apple hasn't done it is just because of momentum, and that it _is_ a switch from the current situation.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by maeln on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:43AM (#28629012)
I mean, technically, they can keep using the same connector (usb-c) but make extensive change to the underlying protocol making it required to buy an "Apple cable" for anything else than charging and maybe still respecting the U.E law.
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