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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by spoonjim on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:47AM (#28629931)
Legislating pricing is something governments can do well. Legislating physical interconnect is an area where they are much more likely to be ignorant of the relevant requirements. I, for one, vastly prefer Lightning to USB-C despite the interoperability; I hope that if the EU goes down this road that Apple makes a Lightning phone for the rest of us.
Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by foogazi on Thursday September 23, 2021 @12:21PM (#28631327)
> I, for one, vastly prefer Lightning to USB-C despite the interoperability;

Why do you prefer Lightning over USB-C ?

Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by spoonjim on Thursday September 23, 2021 @01:36PM (#28632407)
MUCH easier to connect in the dark, which I do a lot of. My broader point is that government regulators are not product managers / user researchers and shouldn’t get in the business of regulating specific features.