> Last time Apple was courageous ─ the headphone jack got killed.

Hence my use of the word "actually" - the headphone jack situation is IMO anticonsumer, not courageous.

As for EU involvement, it seems to have worked out for the best with forcing phone manufacturers to use USB for charging - I still remember the days of feature phones, where we were all drowning in phone chargers and (separate) data cables, as each brand and each model generation within the brand used different ports and voltages. It was ridiculous levels of plastic and electronics waste for the sake of business shenanigans.