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Re:Bluetooth remains an 'unusually painful' technology after... by grnmamba on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @06:10AM (#32163600)
Ok, so since 2009 everyone except Apple was on USB.
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Re:Bluetooth remains an 'unusually painful' technology after... by seszett on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @09:01AM (#32165163)
2009 is when the EU stepped in. They didn't have to set it into law because the industry agreed to it voluntarily except for Apple.
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Re:Bluetooth remains an 'unusually painful' technology after... by artiii on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @06:38PM (#32173329)
"industry agreed to it voluntarily" China before eu(~1-2y) forces usb chargers. and industry had choice, make special version for them or not.
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Re:Bluetooth remains an 'unusually painful' technology after... by id on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @06:35AM (#32163756)
No, because there were many other manufacturers.
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