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> but Apple (and only Apple) just refused to listen, so here we are.

Did consumers find this so onerous that they stopped buying iPhones?

this is an excellent explanation for why this kind of public regulation is necessary. of course they didn't stop buying them. and this is exactly why regulating businesses by consumer behaviour is so so unwise

multiple standards may well be easily avoidable, inconvenient and bad for the environment, but people aren't going to change their behaviour, solely because they like Apple's UX

Maybe it’s a sign nothing is broken and it doesn’t need fixing.

do you think you’re saying that out of logic, or ideology

What is the problem that needs to be fixed via regulation here, given that consumers continue to choose to purchase these devices?

Maybe this is a feature. When your phone is low on battery, you ask for a charger, and when presented with a normal, plebian charger you get to say "oh, sorry, I need an iphone charger".

If people want to get a practical, compatible phone, they don't get an iphone. iphone only exists as a signal. So while the EU is making a good decision for making iphone's more pratical, they are also misunderstanding what an iphone is imo.

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