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EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into force (www.france24.com)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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Suck it micro USB, mini USB, and lightning! πŸͺ«πŸ”‹

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[–] rottingleaf -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If only you didn't have to pay royalties for using USB.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not actually true. Probably something made up by Apple so they could continue to charge you extra for their proprietary chargers

https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/450494/are-usb-protocol-and-connector-free-or-are-they-patented

[–] lepinkainen 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But you do need to pay for a Vendor ID, you can’t just YOLO it?

[–] rottingleaf 1 points 1 week ago

That's probably what I heard.

[–] rottingleaf 1 points 1 week ago

I think what bugged my memory was that you have to pay for a Vendor ID.

[–] P1nkman 0 points 1 week ago

You doβ€½ I had no idea. And it'd be great if the standard for USB-C was more than form only.