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> I'm sorry, but I don't see how we can lay the blame for corporations cutting corners on completely unrelated legislation.

You mean the same legislation that can enforce USB C can’t enforce a minimum standard for USB C:

- must support USB 3 speeds

- must support video over USB and a certain minimum standard (this is a standard)

- etc?

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You’re already free to buy a phone with those features, without worrying about extra chargers.

The aim was to “prevent ewaste” by “standardizing cables”. The “standard” that the EU is mandating doesn’t do any of that if an Android user who bought an iPhone can’t use the “standard” cable to its potential.

Yes, it does do that.

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