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That's why the EU mandating usb-c makes me uneasy too. I guess we're never getting better than usb-c?

• acdha 3y ago
  No. It means that nobody is unilaterally introducing USB-D on a whim but they explicitly recognize that need with delegated authority to have experts periodically review and suggest changes. I’d expect various backwards compatible tweaks to go through routinely but if there’s a limitation of USB-C significant enough to warrant a major change I’d expect that to be no more set in stone than, say, cellular network technology – coordinated between companies, with a phased rollout to avoid breaking existing users, etc. This kind of language is very common when governments basically want to delegate their authority to technical experts rather than have to put details which will become obsolete directly into legislation: > In order to address any future developments in charging technology and to ensure the minimum common interoperability between radio equipment and the charging devices for such radio equipment, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to amend the categories or classes of radio equipment and the specifications regarding the charging interfaces and charging communication protocols, as well as the details on the information in relation to charging.