Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "How Apple could abuse USB-C directive in the EU and get away with it" video.

@wumi2419 If I understood correctly, the location for the battery cell factory was decided because of environmental regulations were less strict in the US. Yes, if you handle dangerous chemicals and there's a risk for a spill, the requirements for the plant are stricter in the EU. I consider that a good thing for the EU countries but it sure does increase costs.
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@wumi2419 Can you give out some examples of big manufacturers re-locating from EU to US because I don't know any? The manufacturing companies that leave EU are going for cheaper countries, not the US.
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It's only the iPhone department which has any issues with USB-C. The MacBook department has already gone fully USB-C long time ago.
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@motinuppi Yes, you're right that raising the minimum bar for different products will increase the prices. However, in long run that will result in better services and products because the bottom of the barrel competition is removed and now even the cheapest services and products are getting pretty good. That said, I really miss times when I could get unlimited mobile data connection for 5 EUR/month. Nowadays I have to pay 10–15 EUR/month and the difference is not just inflation.
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@wumi2419 I'd assume there are multiple reasons. I remember reading about very strict existing regulations in Germany but I'm sure multi-billion dollar plants are not decided by single reason.
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@perwestermark8920 EU could have written that "minimum data transfer rate using USB-C connector must be 40 Gbps (USB-4 certified cable), or the maximum the device supports using any connection method if the device maximum data rate is less than 40 Gbps". That would force Apple to make all data transfers slower to make USB-C connector slow.
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