These types of EU regulations (like the USB-C one on phones) don't prescribe anything. If the industry comes up with better tech, that's great, people can move

These types of EU regulations (like the USB-C one on phones) don't prescribe anything. If the industry comes up with better tech, that's great, people can move on to that. What happens in the meanwhile is that the old standard remains on the device alongside the better system so that people aren't forced into wastefully tossing away dozens of cables overnight. It's infinitely better than the absolute clown fiesta we used to have with phones, in either case.