• pressanykeynow@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    It’s why phones have to all use the same charger now, and they don’t come with a cable.

    …because corps want you to pay additional money for that? I hope you don’t believe corps care about ecology.

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      7 hours ago

      No, corporations wanted it so that they all had proprietary chargers that either you had to pay inflated prices for, or that third parties had to pay fees for to sell you cheaper versions. The only reason they all use USB-C now is because of government regulation.

      I don’t need to pay them additional money for a charger because I already have a variety of USB wall adapters and cables, and I could buy them from almost literally anyone if I didn’t. There are whole bins of them in lost-and-founds and secondhand shops.

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        7 hours ago

        The only reason they all use USB-C now is because of government regulation.

        Didn’t corps start using mini and micro usb for phones before the regulations?