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open source in progress... (feddit.uk)

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[–] rokejulianlockhart@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That was for Apple.

[–] fristislurper@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The micro USB standard was also an EU thing, just voluntary, and not just for Apple.

[–] rokejulianlockhart@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed, the law applied to all manufacturers, but no other manufacturer wanted to remain with microUSB Type-B 2.0 due to economies of scale, etc. The loophole that Apple used was available to everyone anyway, so it's not like they couldn't have followed suit.