• thejml@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Good thing that didn’t happen during USB Micro. That was one of if not the worst connector invented.

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      1 year ago

      A shame the writers of the law didn’t have good enough knowledge of the underlying technology to mandate not just the USB C connector, but specific USB C standards. The fact that USB C cables are very much “you can’t even tell what it does without plugging it in” is a bit of a nightmare.

      But on the other hand, there’s always changes for further revisions in the future.

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        And fortunately they made the law future proof. It doesn’t say that “hey, you should use USB-C” but it says “hey, you should use the connector mentioned in Appendix H which is defined by committee R”. That way they don’t need to start over the whole bureaucratic process the pass the law, just ask a committee to reevaluate the tech and they change the appendix. It can be USB-D from tomorrow.

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      Honestly I never had a problem with MicroUSB and haven’t really seen a benefit to USB-C for basic charging of devices. I guess some might charge faster, but USB-C is so screwed up that you need a magic mix of cable, charger and device to get more than baseline anyway, it works the same as MicroUSB for me.

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        1 year ago

        I’ve had and seen many a device get ruined when the fragile connector breaks off. Combined with the slower charging, lower speed transfer, one way design that isn’t as obvious, etc.

        And yes, I’d rather have lightning over usb-c as at least the lightning cables have consistent standards.