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EU votes to standardise on USB-C - Apple whinging about Lightning connector
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2020-01-31 at 8:16 PM UTC
Thursday's resolution didn't specify what the mobile charging standard should be, but non-Apple mobile devices and increasingly laptops and tablets are charged by USB-C, so the EU is highly unlikely to choose Apple's Lightning connector.
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/20/01/31/140230/eu-lawmakers-vote-overwhelmingly-in-favor-of-charging-cable-standard-despite-apples-protestations
This is great news. I am very impressed with how solid and reliable the connection with USB-C is, especially compared to the old micro-USB plugs, which were pretty shite and flimsy, especially the cheaper ones. -
2020-01-31 at 8:19 PM UTCIf this was in America one party would go with one standard, the other would go with the other, and nothing would ever get done.
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2020-01-31 at 8:49 PM UTCLOL so true
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2020-01-31 at 9:30 PM UTCin America we don't need the gubment jedis to tell us what kind of nectar to charge r phone with , no wonder the brits want out of the european jedinion
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2020-02-01 at 6:45 PM UTCIDK, I mean failure to get compatible implementations of the spec is pretty shitty, but the EU stepping in and defining tech standards seem like a dangerous road to start down.
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2020-02-01 at 7:02 PM UTC
