Comment on Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones

SaintWacko@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• qaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The EU has appointed a committee to reconsider the standards every couple of years.

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  • mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    SA is a monarchy where laws are decreed over the radio.

    If an updated standard comes out, the political process for amending this law is very streamlined.

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• IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  EU attempted to get smartphone manufacturers to agree on a standard so that law wouldn’t be necessary to avoid this scenario. Guess which company didn’t want to play with the others?

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  • MeanEYE@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Guess which company is now forced to do it in second revision of the same law or is going to get forbidden from selling their devices in EU. Being an asshole strongarming your way around works for certain countries on this planet that have legalized bribing and call it lobbying. EU doesn’t give a shit.

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  • ddigger@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    One of the largest Tech companies in the world, is it Orange?

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  • HollandJim@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    And they didn’t want to do it because of the previous comment - what don’t you understand?

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    • IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The original proposal was that companies agree by themselves a common standard to use so that legislation woudln’t be needed. They had their chance to go on without legally forced change but they didn’t want to.

      Additionally EU has given Apple multiple warnings about not to hinder USB-C functionality like fast charging so that it would only work with their own chargers and cables.

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      • HollandJim@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        So, they agree to a common standard AFTER Apple has switched to Lightning. These ideas sound so great if you ignore timelines and what really happened when.

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    • SaintWacko@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I mean, my comment is something to consider, but it’s definitely not why Apple doesn’t want it lol

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• eee@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  it’s going to suck when the next, better standard comes along and the are all these laws preventing phones from adopting it

  this argument keeps being trotted out.

  1. Standards can change.

  2. The USB-C protocol allows for future improvements. The spec allows for charging at capacities far higher than exist today, and the connection type so far supports USB3.0, 3.1, 3.2, SUB4 and even the unfortunately-named USB4v2.0. The USB-C connection type will still be around for USB5.3v2max SuperSpeed or whatever it’s called in 2030.

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  • Chipthemonk@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Governments move really, really slow. How long has USB-C been out? Many years it seems and now it’s being mandated? In my view USB-C is old tech. I like it, don’t get me wrong, but it’s old old.

    If you go to any government organization except maybe parts of the military, you’ll find that their tech is outdated and running legacy shit because they have to go through piles of paperwork to change anything.

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    • eee@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      In my view USB-C is old tech. I like it, don’t get me wrong, but it’s old old.

      As long as it works for the next few decades, this isn’t anything to worry about.

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