• stray@pawb.social
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    1 day ago

    If a new PC comes with a keyboard and my old PC also came with a keyboard, one of those keyboards is excessive and will probably end up in the trash as society is overwhelmed by everyone’s excess keyboards. It’s why phones have to all use the same charger now, and they don’t come with a cable.

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      12 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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        11 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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          11 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?

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      But this is supposed to be a console like all in one device. If the Steam verified program gives a game verified badge for a keyboard centric game, and it does not come with keyboard and mouse, then its simply wrong rated. And I think the verified rating should take this into account and do not verify such games. That is my point I was making.