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  There’s still all sorts of BS you can do with the protocol even if you adopt the connector (unless the law requires adapting the USB PD protocol as well? Not sure)
context: Fair enough. Most devices should be able to charge via USB C by then anyway. >
  
  One of my coworkers asked to borrow a cord for his phone recently. Knew he had android so grabbed my extra usb-c... dude's still on micro usb! >
  
  So what? Not everyone hangs the latest tech on their necks. >
  
  Wouldn't it be great if there was a very small device you could just carry with you that would allow usbc to work like a micro usb? >
  
  Or, and i know it's out of the box but hear me out, just have a micro usb cable for your micro usb device. >
  
  "India makes USB..."
  ...followed by a whole discussion about EU regulations.
  Praise the Brussels Effect... >
  
  The reason the regulations are being introduced is precisely because the industry hasn't managed to solve this on its own, with Apple stubbornly holding out.  This regulation is really aimed at Apple in particular.
  There is no good reason why the legislation can't update when the need for a new connector arises.  It may take a little longer for such a change to occur, but that's fine.  USB-C is great, and USB still has lots of room for innovation with the existing connector before we need to replace it.  We really don't need a new charger standard every 3 years and all the electronic waste that goes with it just because some manufacturer decided they needed a new marketing gimmick. >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 63%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Device manufacturers have been given a deadline of March 2025, to ensure the products they sell in India have a USB Type-C port for charging.
  Called the common charger directive, device manufacturers will have to ensure that they follow a common USB Type-C wired charging standard.
  The European Union has already given a deadline of December 28, 2024 to device manufacturers for compliance, and the mandate will be enforced a few months after that in India, starting March 2025.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: charger^#1 India^#2 manufacturers^#3 deadline^#4 March^#5 >
  
  I'm looking so forward to the next iphones and how they fuck people over with a no-port phone.
  One thing is for certain: They will get your money. >
  
  No port would still mean that the mandatory port is missing. >
  
  Not necessarily. The EU regulation states that if it charges with a plug, the plug must be type C. So Apple can totally skirt that law by removing the plug altogether, they’d be allowed to use wireless charging only. Not sure how this law changes that though, I’ll have to look into it
  Edit: I could not find an article that explained the wording or specifics, so I can’t tell if this law has the same loophole as the EU law >
  
  I do believe that the wording gives Apple a loophole they can exploit, but the real question is if they will. If Apple makes a portless phone then the EU can simply draft new legislation to specifically mandate the inclusion of a USB-C port on all phone. Sure, given slow the EU is at making bureaucratic changes it could take a couple of years for the law to be implemented, but the result will be the same. Apple will have to make a phone with a USB-C port whether the like to or not. >
  
  It’s really not as big a deal as people make it seem either. The iPad and Macs all use USB-C, it would make more sense for Apple to bring that to iPhone as well. when I had an android I could charge my Mac and phone using the same cable, but now that I have an iPhone I can’t >
  
  
  It’s really not as big a deal as people make it seem either. The iPad and Macs all use USB-C, it would make more sense for Apple to bring that to iPhone as well. when I had an android I could charge my Mac and phone using the same cable, but now that I have an iPhone I can’t
  
  As an iPhone user, and overall Apple proponent for the non-tech savvy masses, I fail to see how Apple would do what makes sense here if it doesn’t make them money.