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On 2024-09-15 16:26, Alan Browne wrote:
>
> On 2024-09-15 10:40, Chris wrote:
>>
>> Agree. Lightning should have died 3-4 years ago.
> 
> This is a product lifecycle decision that Apple make.  EU should not be 
> involved in business decisions.

They gave Apple over a decade to make that decision, but Apple failed to 
do so, so the EU had to make it for them.

> If Apple are wrong about it, the market will punish them.

Except there will always be fools who think that by paying more they 
must be getting something better, when that doesn't necessarily follow.

> The USB-C force did not reduce e-waste - it prematurely increases the 
> amount of Lightning compatible devices going to waste.

No, the EU gave Apple more than 10 years to adapt their production, 
Apple, not the EU, created the e-waste by not complying with the 
guidelines in a timely manner.

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