💭 ᴍɪɴʏᴀᴇɴ@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoEU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into forcewww.france24.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkEU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes into forcewww.france24.com💭 ᴍɪɴʏᴀᴇɴ@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIf only you didn’t have to pay royalties for using USB.
minus-squareMr_Blott@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNot actually true. Probably something made up by Apple so they could continue to charge you extra for their proprietary chargers https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/450494/are-usb-protocol-and-connector-free-or-are-they-patented
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI think what bugged my memory was that you have to pay for a Vendor ID.
If only you didn’t have to pay royalties for using USB.
Not actually true. Probably something made up by Apple so they could continue to charge you extra for their proprietary chargers
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/450494/are-usb-protocol-and-connector-free-or-are-they-patented
I think what bugged my memory was that you have to pay for a Vendor ID.