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At least in Europe they recently passed a law about charger reuseability. I'm sure companies will at least see some pushback, because a vendor charger only is e
by hvidgaard 11y ago
At least in Europe they recently passed a law about charger reuseability. I'm sure companies will at least see some pushback, because a vendor charger only is exactly what they tried to stop.
- mihn 11y agoI hope so. It would be annoying to carry different chargers for all gear I carry.
- viraptor 11y agoEven if it's implemented, charging from laptops, etc. is very unlikely to be removed. And that means there will be software-only solution to authenticate. Which means the right code will be dumped... Just give it time.
- isoos 11y agoI fear that this spec may be a way to circumvent the EU charger rules, e.g. the rules only specify the physical properties, but don't have a say whether the device may deny the charging. Bad business practice anyway, and I will probably use it only to cross out devices from the purchase lists.
- hvidgaard 11y agoMaybe, but I hope that the law makers will see this as a the move it would be and rectify the bill such that all vendors are required to publish certificates for 3rd party use.
- baq 11y agoyeah, i've got wall sockets with usb ports (yay ikea) and if these stop working, i'll be seriously pissed.