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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 space_ghost on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:50AM (#28629119)
Does anyone feel it is a little strange to have a government entity mandating interoperability details on every level of the tech stack? See POSIX for an example. I don't think it's strange at all.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by toyg on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:06AM (#28629333)
People forget stuff like ANSI or AES are effectively government-mandated standards...
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