While I love the appreciation of James Caan, the rant about universal chargers not so much. The European Union is establishing such a standard. The wastefulness and cost to the environment of so much cord switching is absurd. The marketplace hasn't responded to consumer outrage because of the cash incentives for not doing so. If I carry …
While I love the appreciation of James Caan, the rant about universal chargers not so much. The European Union is establishing such a standard. The wastefulness and cost to the environment of so much cord switching is absurd. The marketplace hasn't responded to consumer outrage because of the cash incentives for not doing so. If I carry three apple devices and my kindle I need three different cords. As to $3 cords on Amazon, have you every fried a device with an off-market charger? Or a charger that lasts 6 weeks and then winds up in the electronic recycling bin? I have.
This is just a disagreement on the scope of government; I do not think it's the job of the government to regulate minor hassles out of your life. But it is literally their job to make sure copyright works. That's slightly more complicated than passing some dumb law that says "everybody must use USB-C forever," though, so they avoid doing it.
While I love the appreciation of James Caan, the rant about universal chargers not so much. The European Union is establishing such a standard. The wastefulness and cost to the environment of so much cord switching is absurd. The marketplace hasn't responded to consumer outrage because of the cash incentives for not doing so. If I carry three apple devices and my kindle I need three different cords. As to $3 cords on Amazon, have you every fried a device with an off-market charger? Or a charger that lasts 6 weeks and then winds up in the electronic recycling bin? I have.
This is just a disagreement on the scope of government; I do not think it's the job of the government to regulate minor hassles out of your life. But it is literally their job to make sure copyright works. That's slightly more complicated than passing some dumb law that says "everybody must use USB-C forever," though, so they avoid doing it.