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.

  • @[email protected]
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    61 year ago

    The world had subtlety agreed on a different standard (mico usb) when apple decided to do decide to switch to a proprietary one (lightning)

    Granted, micro Usb is shit, but switching to a proprietary standard is worse as you force everyone to have something different.

    Were lightning not proprietary, I could definitely see it overcomming micro usb everywhere

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      11 year ago

      Oh for sure. If lightning had been opened up to everyone I think we’d all be using it now