> this and the USB-C issue strike me as misguided, policies from people who aren't qualified to to make the decisions they are making, and aren't listening to experts

Experts? <chuckle> In Brussels - just as in Washington - they listen to lobbyists.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/08/lobbyists-euro...

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/european-union/article/2023/04/24/...

https://www.economist.com/business/2021/05/15/the-power-of-l...