This is fully on Apple themselves. USB consortium asked apple to use lightning for what became USB-C, but Apple didn't want to give up the ecosystem control.
What does that have to do with the EU requiring everyone to use the USB-C connector?
The EU could have made a different decision. Or not got itself involved.
What does that have to do with the EU requiring everyone to use the USB-C connector?
The EU could have made a different decision. Or not got itself involved.