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They 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/2
by bigbillheck 4y ago
They 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'?