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Re:EU Gives Final Approval to Law That Will Force iPhone to ... by raspyberr on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @05:13AM (#33328101)
>Legislating this way means that the EU won't produce any companies that are special

That's a pretty big leap from use USB-C like everyone else. Are you saying that now that Apple has to use USB-C there is no more innovation let for them to do? Were people really buying their products just because of thunderbolt?

Re:EU Gives Final Approval to Law That Will Force iPhone to ... by roenxi on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @05:23AM (#33328192)
https://www.mobilecellphonerepairing.com/top-10-most-popular...

Just saying, Samsung isn't a Swiss name. Nor are any of the others on that list down to Sony. Maybe Europe has a contender in the also-ran category that makes up number 10?

We have a continent of people who don't know how to design a good phone, pretending that their bureaucrats can make better decisions than arguably the best phone design company in the world. Certainly the best over the 21st century. I don't think that this piece of regulation is that important, big picture - but it is hilarious that on HN this is one of the topics that gets the most unanimous support for the EU. I honestly can't think why, this is the an area where they have demonstrably failed to an outrageous degree.