EU passes law requiring all devices to charge with USB-C; Apple will have to ditch lightning ports

[Phisher]

 

[NickNick]

I believe newer iPads already use USB-C, no? Plus it's the main/only port on Macbooks as well. It's weird apple hasn't made the switch already.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

EU getting shit done, no more cables drawer.

 

[boingyman]

I believe newer iPads already use USB-C, no? Plus it's the main/only port on Macbooks as well. It's weird apple hasn't made the switch already.

Yes this is correct. My wife has a new iPad Air.

 

[Threetrees]

Good fuck em

 

[Patrick Jane]

I love bureaucracy

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Just another example of big USB lobbying group bribing the government to push out small startups like Apple

 

[Misfit23]

Good. It's needless waste and a money grab.

 

[syct23]

Good fuck Elon!

 

[ICHEERTHEBULL]

EU getting shit done, no more cables drawer.

Let’s be honest with ourselves here, we will all still have a cable drawer

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Let’s be honest with ourselves here, we will all still have a cable drawer

but it's going to be 20 usb type c cables ! <45>

 

[kimocomplex]

I was under the impression that wireless charging would be the future, but it doesn't seem to have caught on

 

[ralphc1]

Good fuck Elon!

It's going to take a year to charge a Tesla via a USB-C port.

I understand the phones tablets and maybe cameras charging via USB-C but laptops require more power and use larger batteries. According to what data I can find, USB-C can provide a maximum of 3 amps a 5 volts. Current laptops have batteries in the 7.5 volt to 18 volt range and it requires a higher than battery voltage to charge a battery. My ASUS with an 11.4 volt battery has a 19 volt charger. If they drop the battery voltage to use the same batteries used in cell phones and tablets, they will require more of those batteries and take a long time to charge fully at 5 volts 3 amps.

 

[syct23]

It's going to take a year to charge a Tesla via a USB-C port.

I understand the phones tablets and maybe cameras charging via USB-C but laptops require more power and use larger batteries. According to what data I can find, USB-C can provide a maximum of 3 amps a 5 volts. Current laptops have batteries in the 7.5 volt to 18 volt range and it requires a higher than battery voltage to charge a battery. My ASUS with an 11.4 volt battery has a 19 volt charger. If they drop the battery voltage to use the same batteries used in cell phones and tablets, they will require more of those batteries and take a long time to charge fully at 5 volts 3 amps.

Bro,

It was just a joke... Just trying to get ahead of Elon before his tweets.

I could give a fuck, here's my $$$ give me the charger.

I like you, only for your AV in her prime, other then that stop sounding like a fucking dork.

 

[Contempt]

Good fuck Elon!

Edit: OK the EU is 90% full of shit but this is a good idea.

 

[Prutfis]

I believe newer iPads already use USB-C, no? Plus it's the main/only port on Macbooks as well. It's weird apple hasn't made the switch already.

Not on MacBook pro and on phones.

 

[TeTe]

I couldn't care less since I've never owned an apple product.... But this some weird nanny state shit.

 

[MeatWagon06]

Not on MacBook pro and on phones.

I bought a new MBP last year. It uses usb-c

Newest iPhone still uses lightning though.

 

[Contempt]

I couldn't care less since I've never owned an apple products.... But this some weird nanny state shit.

All the different bullshit chargers used to create thousands of tonnes of waste per year and cost consumers billions of dollars.

It's always just been a massive money grab by companies to force you to use their bs proprietary chargers.

 

[no fat chicks]

Great, now do power tool batteries