EU demands common charger standard but does not require a specific type of charger, right? It does not prescribe USB-C.
So, what prevents Apple from offering lightning connector as a common EU standard? :) Problem solved!
EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for charging cable standard
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Re: EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, vote to push for charging cable standard
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The "other end" almost always has IEC connectors in Europe. Is this not the case in your country? If there's no regulation enforcing this, it's because the EU doesn't think it's necessary — the industry has agreed upon a standard without intervention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60320
> If there's no regulation enforcing this, it's because the EU doesn't think it's necessary — the industry has agreed upon a standard without intervention. Which is exactly what the EU asked them to do with chargers, 15 years ago :) And then they didn't so here's the resolution.
And if they had done it even when the iPhone 5 came out in 2012 they would have been stuck with micro usb. Would that have served customers well?
Maybe it’s a good idea to let the market compete and come up with better ideas than the government mandating things....
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Yes. You have to buy new cords and carry two of them around - I can’t imagine the suffering that must cause....
I was talking about the planet.
Yes because power cords are are exactly where on the list of top 100 things that are bad for the planet?
What next? Standardizing poser cords will help reduce terrorism and protect children?
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The charge ports of cellphones have almost always had data capabilities built in.
Old Nokia chargers disagree with various barrel connectors. It is not like "Anyone with thin-barreled Nokia charger?" was in the distant past.
Correct, thus my use of "almost always". For an example of an earlier dual purpose port, the Sony Ericsson line from 2000.
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Some sites make you turn off every ad partner individually! And it’s not individual sites going rogue. It’s clearly a box from an ad network. Not sure how you haven’t come across these.
I'd say more that the majority I've seen have been proper, and the nonproper ones I've just not looked at and backed out. Not like I'm starved for reading choice.
Another one (does anyone read old threads)
https://cgi.tutsplus.com/tutorials/introduction-to-the-basic...
This has no reject button, only accept and covers up half the page until you accept.