XPost: uk.telecom.mobile, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: hugybear@gmx.net   
      
   On 16.09.24 16:24, Chris wrote:   
   > Alan Browne  wrote:   
   >> On 2024-09-14 13:24, Tweed wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Something else I’ve just discovered - vendors will not be able to bundle   
   a   
   >>> USB-C charger with the device, it must always be sold separately. So not   
   >>> the vendor trying to swizz you with an extra sale.   
   >>   
   >> Countries like Brazil (IIRC) actually *require* the charger be sold with   
   >> the device.   
   >>   
   >> Another country meddling in business decisions.   
   >   
   > "Business decisions" are not sacrosanct. They have to comply with all the   
   > relevant laws and regulations in the territories they trade in.   
   >   
   > US government is "meddling" relentlessly against Chinese companies and   
   > products. That's OK, right?   
      
   IMHO two very relevant arguments.   
      
   It is very hard for Americans to digest that the EU is in the driving   
   seat. The darwinistic approach to economic issues is a relict of the   
   last Century and leads directly into the abyss. And tariffs just show   
   the lack of creativity and competitivness in the global game.   
      
      
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   "Roma locuta, causa finita." (Augustinus)   
      
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