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by humptybumpty 534 days ago
This regulation has been known about and in the works a long time, so it drove device manufacturers to unify their devices over their model generational upgrades leading up to this moment. They didn’t do it voluntarely.

Smooth transition was the intent - not costly surprise for manufacturers over night.

Remember, we started from: - USB-A

- Micro-USB

- Mini-USB

- USB-C

- Lightning