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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 ZekeSulastin on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:40AM (#28628961)
… but Apple’s chargers have been USB on the charger side for ages (previously USB-A, currently USB-C). The easy availability of chargers that work with the phones did little to stop the complaints when they were unbundled.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by zepolen on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:56AM (#28629201)
One needs a charger and a cable to charge a phone, so even if you can use the bricks, you'd still wouldn't be able to use existing cables.
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