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> the EU is locking devices into C. For now. Why wouldn't the EU be able to just change the law? This mandate passed relatively quickly. Why can't they just re

• fullstop 4y ago
  Clearly something happened (or didn't happen) which allowed phone manufacturers to ignore the existing micro usb mandate. When would this mandate be changed? After the rest of the world has already moved on to Type D?
  • nulld3v 4y ago
    > Clearly something happened (or didn't happen) which allowed phone manufacturers to ignore the existing micro usb mandate. There was never a Micro-USB mandate, I've been replying to a bunch of comments around here that claim that such a mandate existed. You can check for yourself, it was just a recommendation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply > When would this mandate be changed? After the rest of the world has already moved on to Type D? The EU has already passed multiple recommendations previously about mobile phone port standardization. They were all passed in a reasonable amount of time. Moreover, this mandate was also passed in a reasonable amount of time. Therefore, I have reason to believe that future mandates regarding mobile phone port charging will also be passed in a reasonable amount of time.