OT-you think bikes weren't standardized

[oldpotatoe]

Getting my 10k miles check....in waiting room.

[Veloo]

Yeah the U is actually for "unique". Not universal.

[Mark McM]

The EU has recognized the problem, and is acting to address it:

https://www.engadget.com/2014/03/14/...n-charger-law/


Of course, Apple, who knows best about everything, has tried to fight it:

https://www.geek.com/apple/apple-wil...-2017-1587862/

[Gsinill]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

Of course, Apple, who knows best about everything, has tried to fight it:

https://www.geek.com/apple/apple-wil...-2017-1587862/

I am a total Apple fanboy but their way of not just forcing proprietary stuff but OEM Apple products is annoying like hell.

Just try to use an non-certified cable to charge your iPhone.
Even one that is certified today, might not work in the future after an iOS upgrade.
I have several non-Apple cables that worked in the past but are now worthless.

[FlashUNC]

There's only 4 different chargers there, just multiples of the same one for multiple devices to be plugged in at once.

There's more BB standards than there are power plug standards for phones/devices.

[vqdriver]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

There's only 4 different chargers there, just multiples of the same one for multiple devices to be plugged in at once.

There's more BB standards than there are power plug standards for phones/devices.

yes, and even then, only 2 that are up to date.
the world is on micro usb, apple is in its own universe but i suspect things will converge around usb-c

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

There's only 4 different chargers there, just multiples of the same one for multiple devices to be plugged in at once.

There's more BB standards than there are power plug standards for phones/devices.

That didn't used to be the case. A few years, each phone/portable device manufacturer had their own charger standard. They didn't choose on their own to move to a standard charger - they did it because of EU regulation. Despite some of the popular rhetoric today, sometimes regulation is a good thing.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Gsinill

I am a total Apple fanboy but their way of not just forcing proprietary stuff but OEM Apple products is annoying like hell.

Just try to use an non-certified cable to charge your iPhone.
Even one that is certified today, might not work in the future after an iOS upgrade.
I have several non-Apple cables that worked in the past but are now worthless.

Must be the season...obtw I'm using 5 non apple charge cords that I also used on my and my wife's 5c....now with my 6s+, sons 7+, wife's 6s and other son's 6s+....all work fine.

[chiasticon]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

There's only 4 different chargers there, just multiples of the same one for multiple devices to be plugged in at once.

exactly.