In 2006 China demanded all mobile telephone manufactures to standardise on USB connections for charging and data transfer. South Korea did so a year earlier, r

In 2006 China demanded all mobile telephone manufactures to standardise on USB connections for charging and data transfer. South Korea did so a year earlier, requiring 'standardized charging' without explicitly stating USB. [1] I'm curious if or how this requirement had any impact on charger standardisation. The Chinese market combined with economies of scale for common production models could have outweighed any cost benefits a market for chargers could have brought. [1] http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Government-Demands-USB-Access-Mobile-Phone-Chargers-43092.shtml http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Government-Demands-US...