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I think it's more that Apple had the money to ignore the EU regulators for 11 years, rather than wanting to reduce the environmental impact of their chargers.
by NickC25 3y ago
I think it's more that Apple had the money to ignore the EU regulators for 11 years, rather than wanting to reduce the environmental impact of their chargers.
They were pissed that the EU doesn't bend to the will of corporations like the US does, so they dragged their feet for over a decade.
- mercutio2 3y agoUSB-C has only existed for 9 years. Apple has not been ignoring EU regulators for 11 years.
- Nullabillity 3y agoThey were ignoring Micro-USB long before that.
- buildbot 3y agoMicro-usb really sucked though. I had several android phones that had broken micro-usb ports. Lightning is actually a really nice connector design, despite the hate.