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retiredtoday at 12:33 AM2 repliesview on HN

Apple switched the iPhone to USB-C years before it became an EU requirement. I doubt the EU played a role in it. The 2015 MacBook was USB-C only.


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kallebootoday at 2:28 AM

> iPhone 15 released September 22, 2023

> EU’s Common Charger Directive went into effect on December 28, 2024

Years?

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littlestymaartoday at 3:09 PM

Due to the length of the European legislative process, apple knew it was coming years before it eventually landed.