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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by brookst on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:51PM (#36362837)
How did Apple sell phones in the EU without micro-USB?
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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by nickff on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:55PM (#36362913)
Common EPS was a voluntary standard.
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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by brookst on Saturday June 17, 2023 @01:10PM (#36372124)
So the idea that mandatory standards don’t halt progress because phones moved past micro USB is hogwash, then?
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