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> Apple’s engineers should be left to come up with a solution

That’s precisely what we’re trying to avoid. Every company coming up with their own version that is definitely totally superior to the other companies’ and thus incompatible

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And who says it needs to be compatible? Companies design what they feel are the best/better components for their products. If consumers want to have a "standard" connector that works with multiple devices, they have that with the many Android OEMs that choose to use USB.

But I don't see why the government should be forcing companies to use a standard when it has no clear connection to safety of the product.

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