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While you're at it patent the port design and enforce licensing requirements. We're all tired of chargers, cables, and devices that don't obey standards. You ha
by Causality1 8y ago
While you're at it patent the port design and enforce licensing requirements. We're all tired of chargers, cables, and devices that don't obey standards. You have to go to a third party to find a type C cable on Amazon that works correctly. You have to buy specialized chargers for the Nintendo Switch because it violates the USB specification in two dozen different ways that can brick your device if you use the wrong accessory.
This kind of fragmentary bullshit isn't good for anyone.
- majewsky 8y ago> You have to buy specialized chargers for the Nintendo Switch because it violates the USB specification in two dozen different ways that can brick your device if you use the wrong accessory. Huh? I used my Thinkpad charger with the Switch and it worked as designed. Just me being lucky?
- zimpenfish 8y agoI've used an official Apple USB-C charger, an Amazon USB-C charger, and my Anker battery pack combined with an official Apple cable, an Amazon cable, and one of those "keyring" USB-C cables to charge the Switch and none of them caused any problems. But it does seem that there were issues - https://bgr.com/2018/04/06/nintendo-switch-charging-cables-warning-bricked/ https://bgr.com/2018/04/06/nintendo-switch-charging-cables-w...
- Causality1 8y agoIt'll charge at low amperage but be careful about unplugging it and plugging it back in. Vbus takes nearly two full minutes to discharge on an unplugged switch and people have destroyed their console this way. Third party video output docks have also been bricking Switches because of power delivery issues. https://plus.google.com/102612254593917101378/posts/2CUPZ5yVTRT https://plus.google.com/102612254593917101378/posts/2CUPZ5yV...