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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by rhaway84773 on Friday June 16, 2023 @10:26PM (#36366596)
MFI may be THE problem. But we will never know because you can’t even plug in non Apple stuff in the phone because they use a proprietary connector.

Once Apple is required to use USB-C and then uses software to block non-MFI connections then the EU will (a) take them to court for trying to undermine the spirit of the legislation (b) if they lose in court pass a new law requiring them to prevent blocking non MFI connections (although they will probably allow them to display scary warning messages).

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by scarface_74 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @02:17AM (#36367779)
Yes, I’m sure Apple is going to block non certified devices in USB C phones just like they block non certified devices in USB C iPads and they don’t support stuff like standard USB devices, video over USB etc.

Oh wait, that’s entirely not the case today.

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