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Re:EU reaches deal to make USB-C a common charger for most e... by freddex on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @07:49AM (#31652780)
Fair enough about your existing cables, but cables would be thrown away if we enforced Lightning, as well (probably a lot more, but I have no numbers on that). I don't really get the arguments of durability and ease of plugging, both cable types seem very easy to plug. As for durability, that seems to depend on cable quality and not on the USB C standard.

As for evolution/innovation, sure, that's a real downside. Seems like a quite small price to pay though because it is just about charging. And if I understand this correctly, you can still innovate and add Super Charge 3000 to your device, it just needs to have USB C charging as well, and you need to be able to opt out of getting yet another charger with your new device.

As for working on actual stuff: They can do both - Regulating mining would be great, but this is also good.

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Re:EU reaches deal to make USB-C a common charger for most e... by frizlab on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @08:06AM (#31652926)
Sadly, they actively refused to work on mining IIRC. I think it’s what’s making me the more mad (and sad) really. They’re willing to work on stuff that don’t matter at best/make thing worse depending on PoV (because in all honesty imposing a specific plug does not matter, the market had _already_ chosen USB-C), but working on stuff that would actually do good, that they won’t.
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