The EU regulation is not in force yet. I doubt Apple’s current solution is in accordance to the new regulations despite the title making it seem as if Apple successfully sidestepped it.
Another user in the thread incorrectly thinks Apple’s current port has also circumvented the USB-C port requirement with it’s current port.
While regulations can be circumvented (sometimes by design) there is no benefit in a defeatist attitude where Apple (and other corps) are inevitably going to defeat customer protections.
The EU generally operates under the principle of the “spirit of the law,” while in the US, courts typically operate under the principles of the “letter of the law.” The EU will not take kindly to attempts to skirt the spirit of the law, and their penalties have teeth.
exactly - the port law enters into effect next fall for all new models introduced after. Apple has iPhone 15 and 16 to comply. EU likes for their big industry actions to come on reaaaaaly slow … partly as a defense against the industry arguing they did not have time to prepare
The EU regulation is not in force yet. I doubt Apple’s current solution is in accordance to the new regulations despite the title making it seem as if Apple successfully sidestepped it.
Another user in the thread incorrectly thinks Apple’s current port has also circumvented the USB-C port requirement with it’s current port.
While regulations can be circumvented (sometimes by design) there is no benefit in a defeatist attitude where Apple (and other corps) are inevitably going to defeat customer protections.
The EU generally operates under the principle of the “spirit of the law,” while in the US, courts typically operate under the principles of the “letter of the law.” The EU will not take kindly to attempts to skirt the spirit of the law, and their penalties have teeth.
So lucky that we have the European Union taking stand against corporations where the US failed miserably to keep them in check since Reagan.
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exactly - the port law enters into effect next fall for all new models introduced after. Apple has iPhone 15 and 16 to comply. EU likes for their big industry actions to come on reaaaaaly slow … partly as a defense against the industry arguing they did not have time to prepare