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by hshdhdhj4444 205 days ago
> but it seems infinitely more likely that Apple was going to adopt USB-C on largely the same schedule even if the EU didn't intercede

There is no reason to believe this at all given how hard Apple fought the EU on this.

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Apple likely didn't want the precedent or bad press of the EU mandating changes in their supply chain.
Do you have any sources that "Apple fought the EU" regarding USB-C?