Apple has already pulled devices to comply with the Common Charger Directive.

Apple has already pulled devices to comply with the Common Charger Directive.

  • paraphrandEnglish
    2•6 days ago

    Yeah, it’s a weird state of things. But not really, when you think about other cable standards.

    It’s interesting how USB, and now USB-C is becoming a standard power delivery interface. Even for things that have no “smart” features. I’m actually interested in getting USB-C wall outlets. In a few places.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•5 days ago

      i don’t get why people want C outlets, USB A outlets have been standard since time immemorial at this point and they’re fine for that. The only time i see a reason to output power from USB C is when you’re getting a charge from someone’s phone, otherwise it can just be A

      • paraphrandEnglish
        1•5 days ago

        Well, now that everything is C we can have bidirectional cables.

        Eventually we will have devices and computers with just USB C on them. And many chargers have USB-C on their end now too.

        It’s going to all shift to USB-C. And A will slowly go away. Maybe very slowly, but it will, predominantly, go away.

        USB-A ports will go away in cars. And then it’s again just C on both ends. I was in a U Haul truck, of all things, that had USB-C back in 2020.

        One Cable and Connector to Rule Them All.