Oof, I’m sure the SCSI standards group said the same thing. Some crazy myopic commenting going on here.
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EU Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Common Charging Standard, Despite Apple's Protestations [Updated]
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Oof, I’m sure the SCSI standards group said the same thing. Some crazy myopic commenting going on here.
The worst thing about this is the multiple plug types that people have already brought up. I can’t thing of the last time I threw out a charging cable after switching phones. I still have my 2 USB c cables after switching to an iPhone because they are useful.
What I do throw out are 5 charging adapters that click into a charging brick. It’s become pretty common for charging bricks for smaller items to have no prongs, then have a bunch of localized adapters that click in. My lifx light is never going to be used anywhere outside of my house and the handful of charging adapters it came with are almost universally thrown out (saving for the one that you actually need).
What I do throw out are 5 charging adapters that click into a charging brick. It’s become pretty common for charging bricks for smaller items to have no prongs, then have a bunch of localized adapters that click in. My lifx light is never going to be used anywhere outside of my house and the handful of charging adapters it came with are almost universally thrown out (saving for the one that you actually need).
HDMI Thunderbolt 3 USB all possible with Type-C Apple was a big player in the Type-C development and Lightning was only created as at the time Type-C was not yet ready now it is on all Apple laptops and on some iPads they is no reason for it to be used on all.
it gives out 5v 9v etc... it PD it’s the way forward.
Apple has no excuse they simply trying to milk lightning as Type-C opens the door.
Tim is all about profit $pple
it gives out 5v 9v etc... it PD it’s the way forward.
Apple has no excuse they simply trying to milk lightning as Type-C opens the door.
Tim is all about profit $pple
How much smaller a connector do you want? There are a lot of disadvantages the smaller a connector gets
More EU garbage. This is what you get when countries are so weak they can't do things on their own and have to join a larger union. 🤣
although I believe apple should have switched to USB-C for its iPhones, forcing companies to make a product a certain way is a realllllly bad idea. Government getting involved with the free market is always a terrible thing, even if the immediate decision is favorable, it won't be in the future
Which was my point in saying that politicians don't decide how the standards are implemented and change over time which is incorrect. Standards bodies do that.
If you make your connectors dumb they are more backwards compatible.
As to the bandwidth, what makes you think the connector will stop a given bandwidth?
Politicians don't set the standards, bodies do.
When you have been around a few years you tend to accumulate all sorts of charging cables from different devices, each one that little bit different.
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Once you get down to a certain size generally the connector gets weaker
Oh good riddance to Lightning. I knew that name checked out when I accidentally touched the loose cable lying around on my desk and got pricked with 5 volts. Nothing harmful, but sure as hell unpleasant.
Because some idiot thought that exposing pins with voltage on them was such a freaking good idea.
USB-C is surely nice, but I'd vote for good ol' barrel plugs, just to spite Apple and its lobbyists.
Because some idiot thought that exposing pins with voltage on them was such a freaking good idea.
USB-C is surely nice, but I'd vote for good ol' barrel plugs, just to spite Apple and its lobbyists.
The environmental argument seems like a red herring. More likely it is a way for the EU et al. to try to exert some control over the tech companies. (see GDPR etc.)
Yes, because the United States clearly have done nothing similar at all...
Now if only they can also set a standard for USB transfer speeds, iPhone 11 Pro Max is still USB 2.0 
Is that a pixel 3 issue? My iphone has been completely dead and shut off a few times and I've just placed it on my Qi wireless charger and it has charged just fine.
Are you saying United States of America is bad thing? Should US just split up? Decisions like these and power of the union is what makes EU great. Fighting for consumer rights and forcing companies to make consumer friendly choices is just one of the EU benefits. In what world is a unified charging cable a bad thing?!?
Only if I'm also lugging a MacBook Pro. In which case I no longer need to carry an iPhone or iPad power supply as well.
...and many people have 2-3 of those that they frequently carry together - now they only have to carry the charger for the most power-hungry item. The switch to USB/Lightning charging also means that you can often overnight-charge a higher-powered device from a lower-powered charger. Its more flexible for users, stops companies like Apple gouging people on spare chargers/cables and - at a minimum - reduces the number of 'spare' chargers people will need.
In the one where companies should be allowed to do what they want with their own products.
You do realize this is exactly what everyone said not that long ago about USB-A. Could you imagine a world where legislation dissuaded / prevented anyone from bothering with making USB-C. USB-C may seem like the "future" now, even desirable, but you won't feel the same way in 5 or 6 years, and these laws will still be on the books.
I can't recall agreeing with so many postings' on a single thread. Apple has been pushing USB-C down our throat for quite some time. Apple fiercely defended the USB-C standard on the MacBook line of devices, and yet now, they're resistant to that same design strategy. I've been waiting for Tim Cook to provide some explanation, on the off chance they have a better mouse-trap on standardizing the process. While wireless charging is the future, it seems to be in its infancy and a far cry from the mainstream.
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