• papalonian@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    I know why we have the EU to thank .

    If Apple and the Americans had their way, each of those would use a different proprietary connector.

    Americans don’t want proprietary connectors. We’re happy to get USB-C, too.

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      6 hours ago

      Ah, I misunderstood. I conflated “Americans” (lawmakers) and “Americans” (everyone else).

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        5 hours ago

        When did anyone say the EU created USB-C? They passed legislature that required the mass adoption of it and are the reason Apple had to switch from that stupid lightning connector, but I don’t see anyone claiming the EU created it.