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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by xorcist on Sunday May 07, 2023 @04:39PM (#35855420)
They absolutely did. "Sort it out or we will make a law" is what enforcement looks like.

Before that, everyone had their own variant of the barrel plug. A few crappy low price vendors just used micro usb instead, since they couldn't possibly have a proprietary moat to speak of anyway.

It's one of the examples where consumer legislation worked.

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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by robertlagrant on Sunday May 07, 2023 @04:41PM (#35855437)
That wasn't legislation or enforcement.
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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by Symbiote on Sunday May 07, 2023 @05:59PM (#35856026)
That is the European way. Ask nicely first, push a little harder, threaten, then finally pass a law if the result hasn't been achieved.

You will note everyone except Apple did what the EU wanted early in this process.

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Re:EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new i... by robertlagrant on Monday May 08, 2023 @02:43AM (#35858814)
I do note that. I'm not sure how that relates, though.
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