> Apple didn't follow that Memorandum, the EU got pissed
Just to add a step: Samsung got pissed, and told the EU either regulate, or we do our own thing too like Apple.
Just to add a step: Samsung got pissed, and told the EU either regulate, or we do our own thing too like Apple.
Replying to sibling: that 30-pin connector predates the Memorandum. It's exactly such chargers that the EU wanted to regulate at the time. Every company had their own incompatible charger.
[1] https://www.amazon.de/Original-Samsung-USB-lDatenkabel-ECC1D...
“Of course” also because Apple's 30-pin connector was only approved for purchase and use by certified (read: paying) third parties.
But yeah, I absolutely do not miss those 30-pin connectors.