Comment Re:Good law (Score 1) 227
I'm sorry, are you bringing up history from before my lifetime to a discussion on phone chargers? Strawman much?
They've tried explaining it, but people are not listening - it's not the port *on the phone*, it's the port *on the charger*, and the *charger's* specifications. So all *chargers* must have a standard port, and a *cable* must go from that to whatever the phone manufacturer has on their phone.
They haven't sufficiently explained why they feel compelled to intrude into a part of manufacturing that doesn't need intrusion.
I can plug my Android devices into my Apple Charger, and vice versa. I can plug either into my charging/connection ports in my car. My charging cables came with my devices.
Pretty amazing that the EU has so few problems that they feel the need to impose political solutions to non problems.
What's next? Trying to force the world to use their 50 Hz mains electricity and wall outlets?
Why do you think that is (hint: EU ruling a decade ago)...
Then why do they have to do it again? Or do you like taking your technology orders from politicians?
I certainly prefer it to what we had before (each device coming with a completely different charger - remember those 'drawer of chargers' we used to have?).
I trust our government a whole lot more than I trust random companies to have our best interests at heart. EU / US difference I suppose.
Tell me, Einstein, How are phone manufacturers supposed to stay in business if they sell *mismatched* female ports on their phones?
...I don't know how to reply to that. You have a standard on one end of a cable and whatever they want on the other.
They've tried explaining it, but people are not listening - it's not the port *on the phone*, it's the port *on the charger*, and the *charger's* specifications. So all *chargers* must have a standard port, and a *cable* must go from that to whatever the phone manufacturer has on their phone.
They haven't sufficiently explained why they feel compelled to intrude into a part of manufacturing that doesn't need intrusion.
I can plug my Android devices into my Apple Charger, and vice versa. I can plug either into my charging/connection ports in my car. My charging cables came with my devices.
Pretty amazing that the EU has so few problems that they feel the need to impose political solutions to non problems.
What's next? Trying to force the world to use their 50 Hz mains electricity and wall outlets?
Why do you think that is (hint: EU ruling a decade ago)...
Also, the lack of a Hong Kong rollout is laughable. In the city you can get 10gb residential connections
Assuming you're not currently on fire / detained in China...
But back then I was single and all my money went on me.
Now I'm 2 kids and a couple of mortgages up.
My financial liquidity is in a whole different place
You’re damned right you were. I dropped almost $700 on 16 MB in 1993.
I paid £150 for 0.5MB upgrade for my Amiga 500, but it did come with the ability for the Amiga to, you know, keep its clock correct after turning it off, so bonus!
And it should be the law: If you use the word `paradigm' without knowing what the dictionary says it means, you go to jail. No exceptions. -- David Jones
