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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by MagnumOpus on Friday November 18, 2022 @09:35AM (#33655288)
Ripping every single plug socket and outlet out in 80% of the living spaces in the EU is neither cheap nor popular, so "industry asking for it" will not be enough. Your comparison is a bad one.
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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by speleding on Friday November 18, 2022 @09:50AM (#33655515)
The parent suggests that bureaucrats could simply change this unified charging port after a while. By that time there will be just as many USB-C ports as there are 230V outlets.

Most of Europe already has a standard 230V plug (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko). It would probably be easier to get a unified 230V power plug than to change the USB-C port again after a decade.

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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by Eddy_Viscosity2 on Sunday November 20, 2022 @08:34AM (#33680742)
The life cycle of cell phones is a bit less than for buildings and nearly all of the electrical devices that plug into them - the primary exception being rechargable electronic devices. So changing the charging port standard is WAY different than changing the outlet standard.
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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by whatwherewhy on Friday November 18, 2022 @11:19AM (#33656924)
Many electrical outlets now have USB ports... And now it's supposed to be USB-C... And then something else - it's going to be just as hard.
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