Other than Albanians and Turks we don't do genital mutilation in Europe.

Imagine having to use lotion and tissues to masturbate

Found the American

But how does Apple earn money from it?

No, with MFI you get a warning if the cable isn't MFI certified.

There are certain things you shouldn't be doing as an adult. Children, for instance.

Chocolate milk is OK though.

Venezuela doesn't have high-speed rail.

Trust me most Europeans countries don't have high speed rail either.

Or rail at all.

It's 20 kilometer to work. That is a 20 minute car ride or 2 hours by public transport. I sometimes go by bicycle when the weather is nice.

In The Netherlands we just cancel the train so that on paper it is not late. People can get the next train. That is better for statistics.

I would be OK if Apple adhered to USB-C and USB-PD standards but had a voluntary "MFI" approval process to ensure that a third party cable will get max charging speeds and data rates for your iPhone.

At the moment you have no clue what a certain cable is capable of.

Isn't that what Tesla is doing with their charging port?

> Device-side connector: the included devices would have to be equipped with a USB-C receptacle on the device side (as described in the European standard EN IEC 62680-1-3:2021) and, in cases of charging power lower than 60 watts, be rechargeable with cables that complied with the same standard (new annex Ia, part I). > > Charging communication protocol: the devices should incorporate the USB Power Delivery (USB PD) standard (as described in the European standard EN IEC 62680-1- 2:2021) and ensure that any additional charging protocols allow for full USB PD functionality (new annex Ia, part I).

From the February 2023 EU legislation document.

Now that the whole "Apple is going wireless instead of USB-C" is debunked, we need some other imaginative rumour to get mad about.