2011
The EU has finally won this one! (feddit.de)
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[–] 91 points 2 years ago (1 child)

And they made sure no one else could develop a design with the same characteristics by patenting the fuck out of it. Thanks apple

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What's funny to me is that the solution to long term use was in their hands. They could have licensed it cheaply to other devices until it replaced the mini USB, then charged whatever they wanted for use once it was the defacto standard. Instead they clasped too tightly onto it and now it's being forced into retirement

    With how many cheap android phones have been produced, they'd be making money even if someone wasn't buying an apple product, essentially taking a piece of the market share that wasn't theirs.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    But they did not see themselves as a utility supplier. They preferred having the superior charging cable over licensing it to others. This way they protected their market share on Iphones.

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