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It was entirely because of the EU as to why most smart-phone manufacturers switched to USB. It wasn't really a law per-say but more of a MoU[0] (which means it'
by imari 8y ago
It was entirely because of the EU as to why most smart-phone manufacturers switched to USB. It wasn't really a law per-say but more of a MoU[0] (which means it's entirely voluntary). Apparently, having them comply with it voluntarily didn't work out so well, which is why they want to enforce it as a law[1].
[0] http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/electrical-engineering/red-directive/common-charger_en http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/electrical-engineering/re...
[1] https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/07/eu-study-harmonize-phone-chargers/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/07/eu-study-harmonize-phone...
- TomMarius 8y agoSo how do you explain the fact that I used many PDAs before 2009 (I had 4 between 2004 and 2009) that had mini USBs and there mostly wasn't a PDA on the market that didn't have mini USB around 2007?
- icebraining 8y agoFrom what I can tell, neither Palm nor Samsung nor the HP iPAQs were using USB on their PDAs back in 2007. Neither was Nokia on their pre-iPhone smartphones, like the E-series. And obviously, the original "modern smartphone" - the iPhone - didn't either.