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Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by brianwawok on Sunday July 31, 2016 @03:49PM (#12198519)
> Just as a reminder it was the EU who ended the BS of every company having a stupid proprietary charger.

Did they? How did Apple get away with it?

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Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by entee on Sunday July 31, 2016 @03:55PM (#12198540)
They ship the phones with a small adapter that goes from micro USB to lightning. You're allowed a proprietary port into the phone as long as you provide the adapter for free.
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Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by brianwawok on Sunday July 31, 2016 @09:41PM (#12199773)
Nice.

http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD820AM/A/lightning-to-mic...

$20 to buy in the US. Sure it cost $.10 to make.

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Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by stouset on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:34PM (#12199926)
Except for the fact that people have torn down their electronics accessories and found them to be significantly higher quality than the crappy ones you can buy for $5.

http://www.righto.com/2014/05/a-look-inside-ipad-chargers-pr...

Better components, better design, better safety, and better assembly. Plus then you have to package and ship the things.

People complain about Apple selling $20 accessories, then turn around and complain about working conditions in Apple's suppliers like Foxconn (despite Apple doing far better on that front than their competitors).

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Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by Sanddancer on Sunday July 31, 2016 @11:46PM (#12200080)
That link's about power supplies, where there actually is a significant difference in component quality. A lightning to microusb adapter doesn't involve voltage shifting or anything else that's super problematic. About all the lightning connector does is introduce lock-in.
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Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by crishoj on Sunday July 31, 2016 @07:44PM (#12199460)
They do? Not in Denmark.
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Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by ricksplat on Monday August 01, 2016 @05:43AM (#12201146)
I've never seen this ... I thought it was just the case that they paid whatever fine it was ...
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Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by tombrossman on Sunday July 31, 2016 @03:59PM (#12198559)
The EU did, here's some background[0]. As for Apple, they didn't 'get away' with anything as far as I can tell. While iPhones are very popular, they make up well under 20% of the global smartphone market. It's a bit early to say standard headphone jacks are obsolete, but the notion sure does generate clicks and catchy headlines.

[0]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24726077

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