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Re:Apple gets $19M fine in Brazil for not selling iPhones wi... by ncallaway on Friday October 14, 2022 @11:51AM (#33205149)
> Also doesn’t quite make sense why charging cables is different than any other power source. Batteries for toys, fuel for cars, etc. Seems kind of arbitrary.

I mean, it seems pretty easy to distinguish between those two to me? One set are consumables ("batteries for toys", "fuel for cars"), while the other set are long-lived goods ("charging cables").

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Re:Apple gets $19M fine in Brazil for not selling iPhones wi... by conductr on Friday October 14, 2022 @01:29PM (#33206469)
But why should one be included and the others can be excluded, the fact the cable was available for purchase should have been enough.
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Re:Apple gets $19M fine in Brazil for not selling iPhones wi... by brahma-dev on Saturday October 15, 2022 @02:27AM (#33212284)
The law has to draw a line somewhere. Cars have to come with wheels, even if wheels are available for purchase. Appliances have to come with power cable, even if wires are available for purchase.
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