EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all phones

Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by IvanK_net on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:31AM (#28627005)

This is not about what connector is better. It is about everyone using the same connector. I believe if Apple allowed others to use their connector for free, they could "beat" USBs and become the only existing standard.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by hexa22 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:40AM (#28627074)

The lightning connector only supports usb 2.0 so even apple binned it on the iPads now.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by ksec on Thursday September 23, 2021 @06:10AM (#28627243)

The lightning connector is perfectly capable of supporting USB3.0, ( and they did at one point in time ), but it just doesn't make sense when iPad's ecosystem are more general purpose and requires interaction with USB-C, from display port to memory sticks.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by hungryforcodes on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:51AM (#28627130)

If we're only allowed to use one connector, it had better be the "better one".

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by IvanK_net on Thursday September 23, 2021 @08:21AM (#28628134)

If the better one is expensive (e.g. the creator asks for license fees), we should choose the cheaper one. Just like the VHS has beaten the Betamax.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by hungryforcodes on Thursday September 23, 2021 @12:56PM (#28631852)

I'd rather pay for the nice one to be honest. So I guess we can't just have one connector.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by IvanK_net on Saturday September 25, 2021 @08:49AM (#28652747)

We have one type of electric sockets (at least within each country). But there certainly can exist better kinds of sockets than those used in your our my country. But I am glad that we all have same sockets in our houses, even though they are not perfect.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by hungryforcodes on Sunday September 26, 2021 @08:42AM (#28660436)

Fair enough. :)

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by mrsuprawsm on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:38AM (#28627054)

The parent comment asked:

>What's Apple reasoning for not abandoning Lightning for USB-C on their phones?

I would think that "what connector is better" definitely plays an important part in Apple's reasoning.

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