That's some really shoddy reporting. Shame on you, "Ryan Burgess"! But what else can we expect from a news site that rips off the name from two better ones (Giz

That's some really shoddy reporting. Shame on you, "Ryan Burgess"! But what else can we expect from a news site that rips off the name from two better ones (Gizmodo and Technorati)? Original sources instead of badly regurgitated crap: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-11-75_en.htm http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-11-75_en.htm http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140307IPR38122/html/MEPs-push-for-common-charger-for-all-mobile-phones http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/2014... Quote: > What was the process leading up to a solution? > To tackle this issue the European Commission gave phone manufacturers an ultimatum in March 2009: to voluntarily adopt a common charger or be subject to mandatory EU legislation. As a result in June 2009, Europe's major mobile phone manufacturers agreed in close co-operation with the Commission services to adopt a common charger for data-enabled mobile phones sold in the EU. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) - signed by 14 manufacturers - committed the industry to provide charger compatibility. In the course of 2011, European consumers will be able to purchase a standard mobile phone charger for all data-enabled phones - including smartphones - sold in the 27 EU Member States. So everyone except one manufacturer standardised on Micro USB back in 2009. Apple wouldn't play ball, so in order to compel them the directive finally had to be established.