After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must 'open up its gates to competitors'.

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After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must 'open up its gates to competitors'.::The iPhone 15 has USB-C, a move largely due to impending legislation in the European Union requiring smartphones and other...

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including specs to write drivers.

Whoa, that's super strong move. I 100% support it. Sadly, I'm not in EU. Faust bless EU, they have really big potatoes.

I mean first you have to get politicians to understand what the hell a “driver” is, and no, Gretchen, it’s not Uber.

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Lucky for you they would be super unlikely to change the hardware so much that you wouldn't benefit from "European" drivers in another region.

I mean I can't vote it into existence

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