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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: uk.telecom.mobile,comp.mobile.ipad,misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Re: Does Apple normally add the UK when the EU forces Apple
 to care about its customers?
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:06:28 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> 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 are both equally entitled to make decisions within their sphere of
influence. 

Apple chooses to sell into the EU market and so needs to comply to the
rules. 

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

Ridiculous statement.  lol. 

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

It should happened earlier to avoid selling more obsolete lightning
devices.