Apple resists EU push for common phone charger, says it will stifle innovation

The EU has been pushing for a common charger plug for mobile phones for over a decade now, but there's always been one firm holdout - Apple. Last week the European Parliament made an amendment to a draft law that would make a common charger essential for phones (and other wireless gadgets). This week, Apple issued a response. Cupertino warns that a common charger will stifle innovation and be troublesome for consumers. To prove its point, Apple commissioned a study, which found that the move to a single standard will incur costs of €1.5 billion, far greater than the predicted €13 million...