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No more innovation: USB-C or else.

• Nextgrid 4y ago
  It seems like all that's mandated is that a USB-C charger would be compatible. You can still run a proprietary protocol on top of it if you wanted or use a hybrid, proprietary connector as long as a standard USB-C charger would still work.
• rbanffy 4y ago
  No more e-waste as well. And, as the regulation moved from micro USB to USB-C, it's clear that innovation is still possible, within regulations. That's also why you can't have jet-engine powered cars on the streets.
  • frizlab 4y ago
    Except for the millions of lightning cable already in prod?
    • withinboredom 4y ago
      We have 5 apple devices and 3 lightning cables remaining. I have some 18-20 usb-c cables lying around.
    • Adraghast 4y ago
      No worries, there are also millions of iPhones with Lightning ports for them to be used with. (:
    • lm28469 4y ago
      So no more innovation either ? if we can't move out of existing tech because they're still in production
      • frizlab 4y ago
        It wasn’t needed. There are no benefits of usb-c over lightning for the usage it has. It’s not an evolution it’s a change.
        • lm28469 4y ago
          It's a long term plan for a universal system. The benefit is very clear, just a few days ago a friend asked to charge his iphone at my place, I don't own lightning cables, everybody owns ubs-c cables
          • petre 4y ago
            At least I won't have the problem of trying to plug a lightning cable into my USB-C phone in the dark.
        • kalleboo 4y ago
          They sell 1 TB iPhones that shoot 4K ProRes video. It also has terrible quality when used for video out connecting to a TV for e.g. a presentation. Lightning is wholly inadequate for modern devices. There's a reason they've transitioned most of the iPads to USB-C.
• Youden 4y ago
  What innovations are ruled out by mandatory use of the USB-C connector? It supports more power and data than a mobile device is ever really likely to need. All that's left is the physical form factor and I'm not sure there's a lot of room for improvement there, especially enough to justify the tons of electronic waste.
  • pmontra 4y ago
    I try to be devil's advocate with a sci-fi bullshit: a five seconds supercharger with a laser over a fiber optic cable (to keep the beam confined and not to burn stuff.)
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• bratbag 4y ago
  It's not restricting to only USB-C. You can go beyond that with new innovations, but you need to maintain compatibly with it.