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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by dahfizz on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:18AM (#33653549)
This is wrong. The EU issued an MoU and a charging standard which was voluntary. It was nothing more than them asking nicely to please use Micro-B.

This is a law. It's completely different.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply

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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by crote on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:39AM (#33653747)
True, it wasn't legally required - I should have been more careful with that phrasing - but the signatories had a market share of over 80%. It was well-understood that they would be legally forced to if they did not voluntarily comply - which makes the "voluntary" part a bit moot.
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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by dahfizz on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:47AM (#33653824)
> It was well-understood that they would be legally forced to if they did not voluntarily comply - which makes the "voluntary" part a bit moot.

Except, that is not true at all. Every single manufacturer moved to a new, better plug when it became available and faced no repercussions. That is no longer possible.

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