But most users don't. They use the included charger. They need the included charger. I frequently see people asking if it's okay to use other adapters and cable with their devices. They don't know and whether it's compatible and they don't want to risk their device.
If not then the fine is justified. Otherwise I'm on Apple's side on this one.
And when all devices will have USBc cables and chargers I will be on the side of not bundling a charger with the product at all. It will just create waste.
My car charger with USB pd can charge my Pixel phone for example but not my partner's Samsung. My bike light uses USB c but not power delivery and nothing except its own charger can seem to charge it. My headlight uses USB c and can be charged by everything I've tried.
It all depends on the implementation. USB c is a horrible anti standard in that regard... The cable fit doesn't tell you whether it's compatible at all.
So they effectively hiked the prices of their phones by quality charger. The thing is, outside of US most people don't change phones every 1/2 years. Heck, most of my 90 colleagues who are IT geeks have 5+year old android/apple phones, mostly androids. So folks generally don't have good fast chargers for modern phones, or USB-C output on chargers at all.
I've grown fed up with this and bought a Anker 65W one, I can plug 3 devices at the same time, both classic USB and USBC, its tiny, doesn't heat up even under 65W. Manufacturers, including Apple and most Androids failed in this (although I grok the marketing aspect and overall possibly net income gain for them).
It's literally on the "what's in the package" page when you buy the phone. Do people here comment without even knowing what they're talking about?