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> Apple didn't follow that Memorandum, the EU got pissed Just to add a step: Samsung got pissed, and told the EU either regulate, or we do our own thing too li
by nolok 4y ago
> Apple didn't follow that Memorandum, the EU got pissed
Just to add a step: Samsung got pissed, and told the EU either regulate, or we do our own thing too like Apple.
- mschuster91 4y agoSamsung actually had done their own thing - their early tablet lineup also had a 30-pin connector, and of course incompatible with Apple's 30-pin connector. [1] https://www.amazon.de/Original-Samsung-USB-lDatenkabel-ECC1DP0UBE/dp/B009VCFKPI https://www.amazon.de/Original-Samsung-USB-lDatenkabel-ECC1D...
- q3k 4y ago> and of course incompatible with Apple's 30-pin connector “Of course” also because Apple's 30-pin connector was only approved for purchase and use by certified (read: paying) third parties.
- yellowapple 4y agoThankfully the Samsung one was black while the Apple ones were white, making it obvious which one went to my iPod Classic v. my Galaxy Tab 2 :) But yeah, I absolutely do not miss those 30-pin connectors.
- Fradow 4y agoI wasn't aware of that, thanks! Replying to sibling: that 30-pin connector predates the Memorandum. It's exactly such chargers that the EU wanted to regulate at the time. Every company had their own incompatible charger.