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Saudi Arabia makes USB-C mandatory for electronic devices (9to5mac.com)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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iPhone 15 is coming next month, and multiple rumors suggest Apple will finally switch from its proprietary Lightning connector to...

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[–] Objects@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When does USB-D come out?

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When they need a new standard to replace all the disparate current ones.

[–] gullible@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

Relevant

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess never since phones have to use this. Unless everything else changes to USB-D and phones have to stay on C

[–] theplanlessman@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

I can't find any more info on the Saudi law, but I believe the EU law at least has provisions for moving to a new standard in the future if a better alternative comes along. So when USB-D arrives, if it is seen to be a better standard, the EU can mandate that it becomes the new charging standard.

[–] reddithalation@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it's good that Saudi Arabia did this but its hard to feel good about such a screwed up, journalist murdering country.

[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

So like Hotler building the Autobahn?

[–] thann@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

MBS less evil than apple?

[+] couragethebravedog@lemmy.ml -16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

These laws are fine until something better than c comes out. Then we have to wait for laws to be updated to make changes. We all know how slow government moves.

[–] driving_crooner 35 points 1 year ago

That kind of things are not wrote as laws. What they usually do, is wrote a law creating a regulatory body, or given the power to an existing one, that can determine how it works. So, when new technologies come around, the regulator just need to update the regulations without the need of a new law.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

If this is anything like Europe’s bill then if the USB-IF decides on USB D then they’d follow suit and switch to it.

[–] wholeofthemoon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

USB-C is still easier than Lightning which I feel is the point?

[–] dmmeyournudes@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

USB-C isn't better than lighting when it comes to being a port on your phone. With how poorly implemented C is on most devices, the only thing it would have going for it is the interior ability of USB 2.0.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The thing though is that lightning port is proprietary to Apple while USB is an open standard (in the sense that anyone can use it in their products. There are fees to have a vendor ID)

You have all these USB devices at home, but you need another cable for your phone only to line a company's pocket.

Apple can absolutely implement USB-C properly and stop fleecing their customers

[–] dmmeyournudes@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It being proprietary is virtually irrelevant considering how many bootleg products out here use it. And now all those bootleg manufacturers are going to make USB-C stuff that isn't up to spec.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It being proprietary stops people from actually implementing it correctly.

It closes the market to either buy a 40$ cable from Apple which is fucking highway robbery, or you get shitty knockoff. No in-between. Proprietary has never been a good thing for consumers and never will.

[–] dmmeyournudes@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

It's USB-2, wtf are you talking about?