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USBC is a golden example of "good" regulation. Thank you EU!
by kwar13 3y ago
USBC is a golden example of "good" regulation. Thank you EU!
- azinman2 3y agoAnd with it goes millions of cables to the landfill
- WA 3y agoAnd without it, billions more are created that can only be used on one kind of device.
- azinman2 3y agoTechnically more than one kind of device, and that device happens to number in the billions, with that many cables already existing in the world for about a decade now. Do you think USB-C will be around forever? Hint: it won’t. And then all those cables will go to waste.
- xhruso00 3y agoAt least I don't have to carry Lightning cable and can just borrow a friends cable if I forget. And next time you try to backup 256GB iPhone with no iCloud Photos - good luck with this painful experience on a premium product.
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- arsome 3y ago> Do you think USB-C will be around forever? At this stage it's genuinely hard to envision something replacing it - they're pulling 40gbit over this connector, running full pcie, displayport, etc. Most devices including these new phones are still using USB 2 speeds because it's good enough.
- Operyl 3y agoWe’ve said the same thing for years, at every speed tier tbh.
- altairprime 3y ago160gbit split into 4 unidirectional channels at either 2x2 or 3x1, so long as it’s “USB4 Version 2.0”.
- muspimerol 3y agoI'm not sure what point you're trying to make... basically everything we have will go to waste at some point. That does not mean we shouldn't reduce waste in the mean time. I'd wager that a large majority of iPhone owners already have USB-C cables from some other product. But even if there is a small increase in wasted cables for 2-3 years as people acquire new cables, it will easily be offset over the next 5-10 due to reuse across multiple products.
- FrozenSynapse 3y agoUSB-C charges almost every modern piece of tech, except iphones... with their shitty propriety connector
- kalleboo 3y agoI wouldn't be surprised if USB-C was the end-game for physical connectors, and the future was wireless. I'm honestly surprised Apple hasn't extended MagSafe (the iPhone version) with data support yet, their alignment makes it much for feasible there than with Qi.
- okokwhatever 3y agoAnd also reusing the rest that are already at home.
- kalleboo 3y agoIf the phones aren't going to the landfill why would the cables? And if the phones are going in the landfill, the cables are a rounding error.
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- Timon3 3y agoYou are mistaken, the industry is free to innovate and decide on a better standard together. USB-C isn't written into the legislation.
- eknkc 3y agoAre you sure about this? It it is not explicitly written somewhere it is not mandatory to use USB-C. There has to be some documents stating the exact name USB-C or the designated standard codes etc. how can this be enforced otherwise? And how the heck will the industry innovate if one or two companies can not shift to a new connector and prove it?
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- Timon3 3y ago> Are you sure about this? It it is not explicitly written somewhere it is not mandatory to use USB-C. There has to be some documents stating the exact name USB-C or the designated standard codes etc. how can this be enforced otherwise? Why don't you just look up the law yourself if you don't believe me? This has been discussed to death. > And how the heck will the industry innovate if one or two companies can not shift to a new connector and prove it? How did the switch from Micro-USB to USB-C happen? Simple, the industry standardized on it. You can add as many connectors as you want, as long as you have the standard connector as well.
- throwawaythekey 3y agoInnovation and standards/large companies tend to be at opposite ends of the spectrum. Hence the need for startups! I hope that you're correct however.
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