▲ 935 ▼ open source in progress... (feddit.uk) submitted 3 years ago by siriusmart@feddit.uk to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml 90 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rokejulianlockhart@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) That was for Apple. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fristislurper@feddit.nl 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) The micro USB standard was also an EU thing, just voluntary, and not just for Apple. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rokejulianlockhart@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Indeed, the law applied to all manufacturers, but no other manufacturer wanted to remain with microUSB Type-B 2.0 due to economies of scale, etc. The loophole that Apple used was available to everyone anyway, so it's not like they couldn't have followed suit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fristislurper@feddit.nl 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) The micro USB standard was also an EU thing, just voluntary, and not just for Apple. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rokejulianlockhart@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Indeed, the law applied to all manufacturers, but no other manufacturer wanted to remain with microUSB Type-B 2.0 due to economies of scale, etc. The loophole that Apple used was available to everyone anyway, so it's not like they couldn't have followed suit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rokejulianlockhart@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Indeed, the law applied to all manufacturers, but no other manufacturer wanted to remain with microUSB Type-B 2.0 due to economies of scale, etc. The loophole that Apple used was available to everyone anyway, so it's not like they couldn't have followed suit. permalink fedilink source parent
