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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by philliphaydon on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:57AM (#33653397)
> Why would that be a problem at all? If a significant advance in charging connectors is made, they can simply amend the law.

The problem is if the law of 1 country is not amended then you have fragmentation. What does apple do? Change for 1 country and be fined in another? Not release in some countries? Have different devices?

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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by mrtksn on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:02AM (#33653433)
EU is like %5 of the world population. Sure, it's a wealthier %5 but companies have different product lines all the time.

This year the US iPhone doesn't have a physical SIM tray. So if EU acts slow on adopting this amazing new charging port, the Americans and Japanese can have it and EU can wait.

It doesn't make much sense to keep having fragmentation now so that we don't risk a fragmentation in the future.

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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by ClumsyPilot on Friday November 18, 2022 @10:30AM (#33656114)
> The problem is if the law of 1 country is not amended then you have fragmentation. What does apple do?

The Planet is a big place, the idea that could even produce one product for the entire world would be crazy for most of human history.

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