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

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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That's odd

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought there was an international law against governing bodies making common sense decisions?
Someone is going to receive a very sternly written letter.