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Maybe they won't even announce it.
I think they're going to hint at it for a few seconds and very quickly move on. I wonder how it's going to affect MFI products though
They wanted to software-limit non-MFI usb cables, not sure if the EU will stop them in time.
They already stopped them ... the EU law that mandetes the USB-C conenctor also mandates support of USB-PD if the device supports fast charging.
Iirc the EU said it was expected to have feature parity between apple and non apple cables.
Also, if they did that, it would be a characteristic that makes iphones look worse than android. Just imagine being an iphone owner needing a charger and your friend hands you their fast charging android one only for it to be slow as piss for you right after they spent 10 minutes getting 40% charge.