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> It's not impossible, it's just extra work that usually goes unrewarded.

That sounds like profit motivated negligence, and it sounds like a standard justification for why Europe is going to hold companies liable.

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We will all owe the EU a massive debt of gratitude. Hopefully USB C was just the tip of the iceberg.

It is indeed. And that sucks but that's what it is. Product design is about calculated risks and trades. It's a good thing regulators are here to help because companies won't do it on their own and the general public doesn't care enough.

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