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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Apple cancels iPhone 14 & SE orders in 29 countries,
 including the UK
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:11:20 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> On 2024-12-30 02:44, Andrew wrote:
>> https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2024/12/29/apple-cancels- 
>> iphone-14-and-iphone-se-for-millions-of-users/
>> Apple Cancels iPhone 14 And iPhone SE For Millions Of Customers
>> 
>> Crap is crap - and Apple's iPhones are crap that can no longer be sold.
>> 
>> Apple has taken the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone SE 3rd generation
>> off sale in 29 countries. For example, Apple has now confirmed that you can
>> no longer buy the crappy iPhone SE or iPhone 14 in one part of the U.K.
>> 
>> "In compliance with EU Common Charger regulations, we are unable to sell
>> this [crappy] device in Northern Ireland. Customers in England, Wales and
>> Scotland may still place orders for this [piece of shit Apple] device."
>> 
>> Given none of those phones meet multiple modern standards, it's no wonder
>> the EU forced Apple to care about its customer for the first time in
>> Apple's sordid history of hating its customer (but loving their money).
>> 
>> Apple should not be able to sell their crappy substandard phones in Europe.
>> 
>> FACTS:
>> a. The charging connector is non standard
>> b. The batteries are vastly substandard (far below modern standards)
>> 
>> Why Apple is allowed to sell that crap in the USA is another story.
> 
> So all of the non-Apple phones that can no longer be sold in the EU...
> 
> ...are they all suddenly and automatically "crap"?

It's interesting that Apple has pulled those two models in light of the EU
regulations coming into force. 

Do you know of other examples that have also been removed overnight on 29th
December?