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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by constantcrying on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:07AM (#33653467)
>If a significant advance in charging connectors is made, they can simply amend the law.

How would the makers of these laws know this? How would you determine the quality of a connector if you do not have benchmarks like manufacturer adoption, market demand, longevity in the field?

What will effectively happen is that the USB implementers forum will become a state(s) sponsored organization with a monopoly on defining charging connectors. They will not have any competition, because any company which might want to compete has to first comvince the government(s) that their standard is superior, without being allowed to roll it out.

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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by mrtksn on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:11AM (#33653503)
They can see this great new hypothetical charging port during their trip to the USA, the land of cable freedom.
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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by ClumsyPilot on Friday November 18, 2022 @10:26AM (#33656055)
About land of freedom, in some states its illegal to collect rainwater that falls on your house. Thats because there is is 'freedom' to sell water rights. (if I have that correct). So freedom is also unfreedom.

That is something of a mindfuck for the rest of the world.

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