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Re:EU Gives Final Approval to Law That Will Force iPhone to ... by foepys on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @12:36AM (#33339867)
Apple obviously didn't think it was worth it. They sold billions of adapters and licenses for the lightning connector.
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Re:EU Gives Final Approval to Law That Will Force iPhone to ... by arcticbull on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @02:52AM (#33340592)
Thing is they can still do that with the USB Type-C Authentication Specification. It's really confusing to me why they decided not to just do it.

They may get rid of the physical connectors but wireless charging is already Qi, PAN connectivity is already Bluetooth and WiFi - all of which are industry standards. If they insist, what did we really lose? I guess efficiency of charge?

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