The problem is that the free market and freedom of choice aren't appropriate solutions to all problems, one of them is standardization. For the EU, the whole M

The problem is that the free market and freedom of choice aren't appropriate solutions to all problems, one of them is standardization. For the EU, the whole Micro USB thing isn't just about defining a connector that is somehow superior to all existing solutions. It is about standardization and about reducing waste from old phone chargers. And I think Apple, with their shift to the Lightning Connector proofed this point for the EU better than anyone else could have. Just think about the enormous amount of chargers and other products with a dock connector that will hit the landfills sooner rather than later for no good reason at all, except Apples vanity and some marginal improvements.