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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by playingalong on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:59AM (#33653414)
This assumes any vendor can use any port. But that's not true. Is it? Can Samsung adopt Lightning if they wanted to?
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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by londons_explore on Saturday November 19, 2022 @07:38AM (#33669581)
No, but then it's in samsung's best interests to use another standard and work to make it common enough that they pay the reduced rate of tax.

Even USB-C has licensing fees - although they are insignificant for most companies.

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