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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 Hamuko on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:40AM (#28630770)
Then they'd still be shipping e-waste in the form of a cable that you cannot plug into anything.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by ashtonkem on Thursday September 23, 2021 @12:43PM (#28631637)
Cables are pretty low on the e waste front, since it’s mostly pure copper and shielding. The e waste for the charger is worse.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by 8ytecoder on Thursday September 23, 2021 @01:35PM (#28632395)
Plus usb-c to lightning cables were essentially for connecting the iPhone to the Mac. I’d bet that’s the reason the cables was retained.
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