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Ripping every single plug socket and outlet out in 80% of the living spaces in the EU is neither cheap nor popular, so "industry asking for it" will not be enou
by MagnumOpus 4y ago
Ripping every single plug socket and outlet out in 80% of the living spaces in the EU is neither cheap nor popular, so "industry asking for it" will not be enough. Your comparison is a bad one.
- speleding 4y agoThe parent suggests that bureaucrats could simply change this unified charging port after a while. By that time there will be just as many USB-C ports as there are 230V outlets. Most of Europe already has a standard 230V plug (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko). It would probably be easier to get a unified 230V power plug than to change the USB-C port again after a decade.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 4y agoThe life cycle of cell phones is a bit less than for buildings and nearly all of the electrical devices that plug into them - the primary exception being rechargable electronic devices. So changing the charging port standard is WAY different than changing the outlet standard.
- whatwherewhy 4y agoMany electrical outlets now have USB ports... And now it's supposed to be USB-C... And then something else - it's going to be just as hard.