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Re:Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke ... by Mindwipe on Friday July 04, 2025 @04:50AM (#44462572)
The terms of the USB-IF don't give it any enforcement powers, how exactly is that going to happen? They stop letting Nintendo representatives having bad sandwiches at the meetings?

The EU also only requires USB-C for charging, and the Switch 2 is entirely compliant with that.

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Re:Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke ... by dofubej on Friday July 04, 2025 @08:19AM (#44463890)
They can disallow Nintendo from calling the port a USB port if it doesn’t conform to the spec. Although I suppose that would not be too relevant.
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Re:Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke ... by Mindwipe on Friday July 04, 2025 @10:03AM (#44464675)
USB-C is trademarked, but USB isn't, nor is the USB logo, so they can't stop either of those.
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