Almost as if they've seen a shortcoming with signing just a memorandum of understanding and took it a step further this time around.
> To address the challenges for consumers as well as the environment, the Commission has supported a common charging solution for mobile phones and similar electronic devices since 2009. The Commission first facilitated a voluntary agreement by the industry in 2009 that resulted in the adoption of the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and led to reducing the number of existing charging solutions for mobile phones on the market from 30 to 3. Following the Memorandum's expiration in 2014, a new proposal by industry presented in March 2018 was not considered satisfactory in delivering a common charging solution or meeting the need for improved consumer convenience and e-waste reduction.
I can't speak on behalf of anyone but myself, but when that goal is less e-waste, their goal sure does align with mine, even if it may take me 20 extra minutes to charge my devices when something better than type C comes around.
If I can charge my laptop with it, it's surely good enough for charging devices with a much smaller battery at least for the next decade or so.
Two drawers full of useless USB cables next to me imply so, and that's next to having 6 chargers and cables pretty much everywhere you can sit in my apartment.
But I wouldn't call it significant, I would call it completely unnecessary. I'd really rather buy one when I need it than get one with every single gadget I buy, which is precisely what the EU is trying to achieve.
Oh I'd totally rather just buy one as well, but let's be honest this is a first world problem around convenience, it's not going to put any significant dent in the global e-waste problem.
All the Apple chargers are compatible, and have been for quite a long time. They’ve had a standard USB-A port since at least 2004, and they now have a standard USB-C port.
The only reason to get a new charger is if you need more power, but that’s exactly the same situation as with Android. Where did you get the idea that you had to get new chargers?
Sorry. I don't have time to reply to this comment because I need to find my Motorola charger. The thin long barrel jack, not the older thick short barrel jack one...
> To address the challenges for consumers as well as the environment, the Commission has supported a common charging solution for mobile phones and similar electronic devices since 2009. The Commission first facilitated a voluntary agreement by the industry in 2009 that resulted in the adoption of the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and led to reducing the number of existing charging solutions for mobile phones on the market from 30 to 3. Following the Memorandum's expiration in 2014, a new proposal by industry presented in March 2018 was not considered satisfactory in delivering a common charging solution or meeting the need for improved consumer convenience and e-waste reduction.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_...