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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by lagadu on Friday June 16, 2023 @04:36PM (#36363481)
Single charger is lovely: nowadays whenever I travel I carry a single charger; it charges: my laptop, my work laptop, my phone, my noise cancelling headphones, my wireless iems, my book, my watch.
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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by KennyBlanken on Friday June 16, 2023 @11:43PM (#36367049)
You can get cables and small dongles that convert USB-C or micro to lightning etc.

You're talking about a few-dollar problem.

I don't want a fragile USB-C port on my phone. The lightning port is a joy to use - reliable both in terms of the retention mechanism and connectivity, and easy to clean of debris.

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by jrm4 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @02:43PM (#36373150)
I can't think of a better example of "a few dollar problem" that adds up remarkably over time, though.
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