Take electric tools. If I have a Milwaukee setup (lawn mower,leaf blower etc) and I buy a new drill. If I want to use the batteries I currently have I’ll have to get a Milwaukee drill.
Yes this is good business, but not all industries do this. Why?
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Problem: Companies like Apple think they can make more money by being different and selling exclusive products that only plug into Apple devices using the Apple port.
Solution: Europe made it illegal for mobile devices sold in the EU to contain any adaptor different to the standard USB-C. Because it’s expensive and confusing for Apple or others makers to produce two different models, they have decided to use that standard worldwide.
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