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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by giancarlostoro on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:43AM (#28629858)
Unless those transfer data and charge as quickly I dont see that being the case, I mean moreso in the case of actual charging cables. Apple dropped the ball on their magsafe wireless charger by not including a wall plug and charging $40 for something a lot of people couldn’t use. Some of the Amazon reviews are people who think its a counterfeit.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by goalieca on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:01PM (#28634505)
Airdrop transfers data at full wifi speed and I’m sure we could make a universal standard for that. The charging pads go as high as 15 watts right now. I’m certain we will see more improvements in the future.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by giancarlostoro on Friday September 24, 2021 @09:48AM (#28642289)
You gotta consider what the EU is doing, it's not all about Apple, they want everything uniform.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by goalieca on Saturday September 25, 2021 @05:55PM (#28656539)
Yeah and monocultures are generally bad. If they want to Fix things then invest in open standards and working groups and file some RFCs that compel people to switch. Micro-dictating things aren’t the way if no harm is being done to the public. This is more about convenience.
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