Re: EI mew ;abeling regulations June 20th 2025

On 2025-01-27 03:57, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-01-27 02:39, Alan wrote:

On 2025-01-25 18:44, Isaac Montara wrote:

On Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:59:40 -0800, Alan wrote:
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Thank your lucky stars that the lightning cable is no longer allowed.

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Why?
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That kind of non-standard "innovation" belongs in the garbage heap.

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Why?
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Besides, Apple hasn't innovated a single iPhone thing since Jobs died.
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Well, Apple removed a few things, if you want to call that innovation.

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I notice nothing you say address the substance of what I wrote.

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Apple making the cable different from all other cables just so that Apple
can sell more lightning cables for their own profit, isn't innovation.

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At the time Apple did it, there was no standard.
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Apple invented a device and invented the necessary connection standards to suite.

 Huh, no. It would be a standard if many manufacturers followed it. None did.

You're being too literal about "standard".
Both the original dock connector and the subsequent Lightning connector were standards in that they had published interfaces that third parties could use to build compatible products.
So actually, many manufacturers followed those standards to make products for a huge market.