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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 jollybean on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:28AM (#28630615)
This purview that an iPhone is 'consumer unfriendly' is a hint of the arrogance that drives irresponsible legislation.

Literally the most profitable product in history, that 100's of millions of Europeans - including literally probably most of EU government - want so badly they pay a very high price.

'But it's unfriendly!'

No, it's not.

Apple has 100x more credibility than most other parties on what a 'consumer friendly' product might be. Making something work as well as the iPhone is very hard.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by alpaca128 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @12:30PM (#28631448)
Perhaps what you meant is "user friendly". Yes, iPhones are user friendly. No product Apple sells right now, however, is consumer friendly. Not even remotely.

One glance at their history of handling product flaws, repair costs and their tendency to bend the truth until they can't deny the problems anymore will show that very clearly.

But that's not just Apple, it's an industry-wide problem. Apple however have proven themselves to be the grand masters of consumer unfriendly practices.

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