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Everyone except Apple was already on USB. And even in the pre-smartphone days, phone chargers always worked reliably. Phone charging is and was the complete op
by grnmamba 4y ago
Everyone except Apple was already on USB.
And even in the pre-smartphone days, phone chargers always worked reliably. Phone charging is and was the complete opposite of what bluetooth is today.
- bigbillheck 4y agoThey most certainly were not: https://www.engadget.com/2009-06-29-nokia-apple-rim-and-others-agree-on-micro-usb-phone-charger-st.html https://www.engadget.com/2009-06-29-nokia-apple-rim-and-othe...
- grnmamba 4y agoOk, so since 2009 everyone except Apple was on USB.
- id 4y agoNo, because there were many other manufacturers.
- seszett 4y ago2009 is when the EU stepped in. They didn't have to set it into law because the industry agreed to it voluntarily except for Apple.
- artiii 4y ago"industry agreed to it voluntarily" China before eu(~1-2y) forces usb chargers. and industry had choice, make special version for them or not.
- ralfd 4y agoThankfully that EU initiative failed. They wanted the industry to adopt micro-usb as the standard, which would have sucked and would be worse than the situation today
- detaro 4y agoHow was getting all manufacturers to agree a "failure"?
- afiori 4y agoThe EU charger mandate required USB if USB was sufficient, IIRC apple managed to continue using lightning connectors b arguing that USB standards of the time where not enough for the iPhone.
- bigbillheck 4y agoIs the situation today not 'everything is micro-usb, usb-c, or apple'?
- RedShift1 4y ago> Everyone except Apple was already on USB. My old box of chargers begs to differ