The Broken Promise of USB-C: We'll Never Get a Universal Cable
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#3> Some, like Apple, say they do this for ecological reasons. But more cost-conscious manufacturers do so to save money,
I had wondered if the author might be drinking a little too much apple juice, this was the line that confirmed it. No, they all do it for cost reasons, only one happens to spin marketing around it which you take at face value (if it were even remotely true, you wouldn't see the markup or immense waste that comes with the separate cables).
The problem may be that you've invested too much into an ecosystem that actively works against standards and needs to be dragged, metaphorically kicking and screaming, into it.
Outside said ecosystem, the promise of a universal cable is almost a reality, at least much closer than the one you're illustrating.
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#4USB-C has already been a huge improvement, so the article lands kind of flat.
Maybe they were heavily invested in stuff with lightning ports or something, so they didn't notice 5 years ago when everything else started to consolidate.
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#6>Incredibly, its mice will still charge dead-cockroach-style, flipped on their back.
I don't understand this comment in the article. What is incredible about that? I mean, I could turn my notebook or smartphone over and it would still charge the same, what's the big deal?
>This situation is worsened by the fact that many manufacturers now ship devices without a charging brick.
Which ones (so I can avoid them)? I just purchased a Dell notebook earlier this year and it came with a brick.
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#7>Incredibly, its mice will still charge dead-cockroach-style, flipped on their back. I don't understand this comment in the article. What is incredible about that? I mean, I could turn my notebook or smartphone over and it would still charge the same, what's the big deal? >This situation is worsened by the fact that many manufacturers now ship devices without a charging brick. Which ones (so I can avoid them)? I just…
I have a rechargeable, wireless mouse. It's not fruit-branded.
The thing about my mouse is that when the battery gets low, I can just connect it to my laptop with the charging cable and continue working. It's much more convenient than quitting for the day, and cheaper than buying a second mouse.
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#8>Incredibly, its mice will still charge dead-cockroach-style, flipped on their back. I don't understand this comment in the article. What is incredible about that? I mean, I could turn my notebook or smartphone over and it would still charge the same, what's the big deal? >This situation is worsened by the fact that many manufacturers now ship devices without a charging brick. Which ones (so I can avoid them)? I just…
The Apple mouse's charging port is on the underside, so you can't use the mouse at all while charging.
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#9>Incredibly, its mice will still charge dead-cockroach-style, flipped on their back. I don't understand this comment in the article. What is incredible about that? I mean, I could turn my notebook or smartphone over and it would still charge the same, what's the big deal? >This situation is worsened by the fact that many manufacturers now ship devices without a charging brick. Which ones (so I can avoid them)? I just…
My Google Pixel 7 came with a cable but without a charger. I think that's the standard now, if not the law in some places.
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#10>Incredibly, its mice will still charge dead-cockroach-style, flipped on their back. I don't understand this comment in the article. What is incredible about that? I mean, I could turn my notebook or smartphone over and it would still charge the same, what's the big deal? >This situation is worsened by the fact that many manufacturers now ship devices without a charging brick. Which ones (so I can avoid them)? I just…
The Apple mouse's charging port is on the underside, so you can't use the mouse at all while charging.
Thank you for explaining the issue. I guess there are Apple fans (including the author of the article) who can't conceive of a world where there are people who have never used an Apple mouse.