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The EU has finally won this one! (feddit.de)
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[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If they co-developed it, why did it take the EU forcing them to switch to it?

[–] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because they wanted to stick with their lightning ecosystem for iPhone

[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Read: they wanted to make money by being a huge pain in the dick

[–] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

To a certain extent, yes

[–] CptMuesli@artemis.camp 1 points 2 years ago

Because you can make more money when you abuse your market position to sell overpriced cables.

[–] mriguy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Because when they switched from the 30 pin connector to lightning, everybody bitched and moaned about it. So they promised they’d keep lightning for a decade. It’s been 11 years.

But I’m sure if they’d broken their promise and switched earlier, everyone would have been understanding.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Literally yes. Obstinance is not a virtue.