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I'd prefer rigorous licencing and somewhat expensive authentication to the current USB free for all where a £5 charger can destroy your £500 device. If we end
by anexprogrammer 10y ago
I'd prefer rigorous licencing and somewhat expensive authentication to the current USB free for all where a £5 charger can destroy your £500 device.
If we end up replacing the current market where chargers run £1-£30 with one where they're £8-£35, but can be confident of reasonable levels of basic electrical functionality and safety, I'd be happy enough.
- noja 10y agoGood for you. Then you can go and buy the authenticated charger, and others can move on to something else.
- MichaelBurge 10y agoMy surge protector comes with a $10,000 mini-insurance policy if it fails to protect against a surge. It seems like something similar could be done for any market: Buy up 10,000 USB chargers for cheap, have them all inspected, underwrite an insurance policy that reimburses the customer for manufacturing defects, and charge more. Have a backup policy with a big insurance company for the sole purpose of assuring customers that they have someone to file a claim with in the event that you're bankrupt. You don't even need a standards consortium to do it.