Elon Musk praises EU regulators for making all Apple products use USB-C
Elon Musk publicly praised EU regulators for mandating USB-C ports on all Apple products, despite his previous criticism of the European Union. The move follows Apple's compliance with the EU's common charger directive, which aims to reduce electronic waste.
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The interaction highlights the influence of EU regulatory power on global tech standards and the shifting relationship between major tech CEOs and international governing bodies.
Elon Musk has found something in Brussels he likes. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who less than a year ago called for the European Union to be scrapped, publicly credited EU regulators for pushing Apple onto USB-C.“Have to give the EU regulators credit where it’s due for making all Apple products use USB-C,” Musk posted on X early Tuesday. The post crossed 3.4 million views within hours. When one user replied that it was the best thing the EU ever did, Musk answered with a “100” emoji. To another who wrote “Yes, but…”, he added a caveat of his own: “USB-C firmware is complex.”Musk’s USB-C post comes months after X’s €120 million EU fineA kind word from Musk towards Brussels is rare.
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