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Neat! I guess you’ll be advocating for whatever the next advancement in USB ports is becoming mandated as soon as it’s available, too?

• Aeolos 4y ago
  Anything that reduces e-waste, yes.
  • paulcole 4y ago
    Really, a brand new plug becomes available today, the EU mandates its usage and you think that reduces e-waste?
    • Kbelicius 4y ago
      Yes. What makes you think that it has no effect on, or even increases, e-waste?
• satvikpendem 4y ago
  Sure, why not?
• lillecarl 4y ago
  We won't need backwards incompatible advancements in this space for awhile, you seem grumpy that the EU is doing good for consumers rather than mega corporations.
  • paulcole 4y ago
    I find it hard to believe that a good use of the EU’s time is regulating USB-C.
• ilyt 4y ago
  Yes! Changing plug standard every 10 years and some cables that work with everything beats alternatives. Fuck, imagine if every devices you ever owned for last 30 years needed total of 3 different cables to connect, it would be fucking amazing.
  • paulcole 4y ago
    > Fuck, imagine if every devices you ever owned for last 30 years needed total of 3 different cables to connect, it would be fucking amazing. It basically does. USB-A, USB-C, Lightning, Micro-USB.
    • ilyt 4y ago
      Lightning was introduced in 2012 lmao. Apple used other proprietary connectors before Stop bullshitting. 4 wouldn't even cover connectors for apple stuff
    • dragonwriter 4y ago
      That...doesn't cover anywhere close to everything back to 1993, which would be 30 years.
    • bonzini 4y ago
      Only back to ~2010 which is exactly when the EU introduced the mandate.