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EU Committee Votes To Make All Smartphone Vendors Utilize a Standard Charger

Posted by Soulskill on from the which-will-surely-go-into-effect-in-a-timely-manner dept.

Deathspawner writes "The EU has been known to make a lot of odd decisions when it comes to tech, but one committee's latest vote is one that most people will likely agree with: Standardized smartphone chargers. If passed, this decision would cut down on never having the right charger handy, but as far as the EU is concerned, this is all about a reduction of waste. The initial vote went down on Thursday, and given its market saturation, it seems likely that micro USB would be the target standard. Now, it's a matter of waiting on the EU Parliament to make its vote."

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  1. Apple... by roc97007 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...will get an exception, as usual.

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    Oliver's law of assumed responsibility: If you're seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it.
  2. Lock in by Skapare · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The big problem with this idea is how do manufacturers migrate to better technology once enough people realize how much USB is crap technology?

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    now we need to go OSS in diesel cars