Re: EI mew ;abeling regulations June 20th 2025

On 2025-01-27 16:39, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-01-27 22:56, Alan wrote:

On 2025-01-27 13:38, Peter wrote:

Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
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Huh, no. It would be a standard if many manufacturers followed it. None did.

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It still has a set of "standards", in the sense of the rules Apple
defined as to what it can and cannot do, how it should be made, etc.

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What non-Apple device charged by Apple's proprietary Lightning cable?

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Wrong question?
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What third party products conformed to Apple's specs for Lightning?
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The answer is: "Many, many, many".

 Only those designed to work with Apple hardware, not generic hardware.

Yes. That is LITERALLY what I just said.

 Me, I have only once seen one such device, a pair of earphone buds that my bank used as a gift.

The point is that there was not industry-wide standard for smartphone connectivity...
...so Apple designed and used something better than any of the available options.