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It's the number one reason, why I am not upgrading and tell everyone who asks me, to not do it either. This law is so good, even its anticipation has environmen
by allendoerfer 4y ago
It's the number one reason, why I am not upgrading and tell everyone who asks me, to not do it either. This law is so good, even its anticipation has environmental benefits.
- Krkrmfnfmmd 4y agoThe law will stifle further innovation for cables. Imagine still having USB A because the EU said so.
- Avamander 4y agoIt will not, the previous one didn't either.
- pimterry 4y ago> Imagine still having USB A because the EU said so. The EU literally did mandate USB-A/plug + micro-USB (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply). The successful development & widespread use of USB-C afterwards, culminating in this updated directive standardizing it, is a very neat demonstration that it didn't stifle innovation at all.
- ralfd 4y agoThen why does Apple use lightning if the EU mandated otherwise? Surely there must be a difference between the old and the new law. And this difference can then still be stifling innovation.
- kalleboo 4y agoThere wasn't a mandate - the EU asked the manufactures to adopt a standard "or else we'll look at regulating it", and that worked great, everyone adopted microUSB and then switched to USB-C just fine. Except Apple. And since Apple continually refused to get in line, we're now getting that "or else". Apple is who got the whole industry in this situation.
- enriquec 4y agohilarious that the people in favor can't even agree on the previous state of things... they just get high on "doing something" and forcing compliance - when in reality they've done nothing and have no concept of what creates innovation and progress
- Auracle 4y agoThat wasn’t a law, just a voluntary mandate.