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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by fbdab103 on Sunday May 07, 2023 @12:31PM (#35853104)
This was exactly the phone charging situation before the EU made a similar proposal[0]. Previously every phone brand and model used a bespoke charger so that you were forced to buy a spare charger from the vendor. Of course Apple continued to do its own thing by skirting the intent of the law.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply

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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by nickpp on Sunday May 07, 2023 @05:23PM (#35855741)
That hasn't been true in quite a while, the market has unified around two standards: lightning and usb-c without EU's intervention. Their previous recommendation from 2010 was for micro-usb and it was toothless as it wasn't a mandate.

The current authoritarian power play for pushing usb-c on Apple is completely unwarranted by the market conditions. It's pure politics.

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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by maweki on Sunday May 07, 2023 @05:46PM (#35855915)
You make it out like the fear of regulatory action does not exist.
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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by nawgz on Sunday May 07, 2023 @05:47PM (#35855928)
Pretty disingenuous representation. The market unified around USB-C, except for Apple, who continued to be the sole player pushing proprietary charging ports

Therefore, regulation is actually only impacting one player, and is extremely likely to reduce electronics waste, which makes it quite a nice political move. The claim of "authoritarianism" makes no sense, because governments are regulatory bodies and this regulatory move has clear motivations and positive expected outcomes, plus is incredibly easy to enforce.

Nice try though.

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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by mtmail on Sunday May 07, 2023 @07:27PM (#35856575)
My electric razor uses a different cable connector to charge, my battery charger, my bicycle lamps (two different brands) ... All purchased in the last 5 years. The EU regulation isn't just about mobile phones.
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