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After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must 'open up its gates to competitors'.(9to5mac.com)

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After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must ‘open up its gates to competitors’.::The iPhone 15 has USB-C, a move largely due to impending legislation in the European Union requiring smartphones and other…

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NekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de
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Beyond pure principle, flashing would be very useful when it comes to extending the lifecycle of the device beyond its original purpose. They’re quite powerful and could be turned into a small server for example, similar to a Raspberry Pi. While lacking in ports, they do come with a battery, wifi+cellular and multiple cameras already built in.

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Exactly. My Android phones as they slow, I swap to lineage OS and they’re butter smooth and fast again. None of that planned obsolescence nonsense. Showing what a scam it is.

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