Submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones::From 2025, Apple’s iPhone and all Android smartphones sold in Saudi Arabia will have to have a USB-C charging port, with laptops to follow in 2026.
And if you don’t use USB-C they’ll behead you.
Finally the punishment fit the crime /s
OK. Now copy all other EU laws.
Yes and then they should jail those who violate human rights.
One can dream.
While I agree with the point of these laws, to get everyone on a standard, it’s going to suck when the next, better standard comes along and the are all these laws preventing phones from adopting it
The EU has appointed a committee to reconsider the standards every couple of years.
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.
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?
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.
One of the largest Tech companies in the world, is it Orange?
And they didn’t want to do it because of the previous comment - what don’t you understand?
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.
Standards can change.
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.
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If you go to any government organization except maybe parts of the military, you’ll find that their tech is outdated and running legacy shit because they have to go through piles of paperwork to change anything.
I think all smartphone companies should pull out of Saudi Arabia until they have better human rights policies.
A step in the right direction, good job
IMO other countries shouldn’t adopt laws like this, the EU and maybe the US should be the only ones, since new standards will take longer to get adopted if every country with this kinda law has to allow it instead of just one or two.
Someguy89@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Holy shit… This is the first time I’ve agreed with anything from Saudi Arabia. Who knew basic rights suppressors would be pro consumer lmao.
MeanEYE@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They are not pro-consumer. They are doing this because EU has done it. On the face of things they look progressive and what not, in reality EU really dictates sane laws.
eee@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Doing it when another country has already done it is still more pro-consumer than not doing it at all.
Sheltac@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They’re just following in the EU’s steps in a self-aggrandising move. Everyone knows apple won’t bother with splitting the iphone line and will go with USB-C soon.