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This is often repeated, but wrong. The EU issued a Memorandum of Understanding asking phone manufacturers to use micro B. MoU are not laws, they have no force b
by dahfizz 4y ago
This is often repeated, but wrong. The EU issued a Memorandum of Understanding asking phone manufacturers to use micro B. MoU are not laws, they have no force behind them. Micro B was never required or mandated.
It was literally the EU saying "hey guys, please use micro-B on your phone" (with an implicit threat that actual legislation may follow if you don't).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply
- fundatus 4y agoYeah, but the EU said back then: "You either find a common standard, or we're gonna legislate." Companies didn't want legislation, so most of them complied.
- dahfizz 4y agoYeah, that's what makes me so concerned! By the time the EU actually got around to making the laws they intended, the USB standards had completely evolved. This process has taken well over a decade. It wasn't so bad last time around because manufacturers could upgrade from micro-B to USB-C without issue. Now they cannot legally upgrade.
- input_sh 4y agoI know, I intentionally used the term standard, not a law, but also wanted to keep it short. I went into more details in my other reply (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33653799 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33653799). Not being an EU policy expert (nor a citizen) I probably got a thing or two wrong and would appreciate corrections.