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Fabio Manganiello

6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 3 giorni fa) • •

Fabio Manganiello
6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 3 giorni fa) • •

Yes, the #EU has a lot of regulations.

But remember that thanks to those regulations you can use a single USB-C cable that can charge anything, rather than 10 different connectors and adapters as it was common until 10-15 years ago.

Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if you no longer have to pay eye watering roaming fees for calls and data when you travel to other EU countries, as it was common until 5-10 years ago.

Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if big tech has at least some constraints onto what it can do with your data and how much choice you have as a customer.

Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if you, as a EU citizen, can benefit from the services of any other embassy of any other EU country if stranded abroad.

Those who try to depict the EU as a bureaucratic hell worth dismantling are those who hate the impact that its laws have on their freedom of exploiting markets, exploiting customers or living out of rent money.

Or those who hate the combined economic and political power of a united Europe with a single market because it threatens their national interests, and they’d rather exert their leverage with a bunch of divided and weaker countries instead.

Europe isn’t perfect and a lot can be improved. But those who call for its demise DO NOT talk in your interests.

#eu

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feld

in reply to Fabio Manganiello • 4 giorni fa • •

> But remember that thanks to those regulations you can use a single USB-C cable that can charge anything

buddy there's like a dozen different USB-C cables with different capabilities and even devices with USB-C ports that can't be charged with normal USB-C cables+chargers unless it's a dumb USB-A on the other end which guarantees that it only uses 5v and no PD negotiation required

and then there's the devices where it actually matters if you actually plug the USB-C cable in "upside down" or not because not all devices have all the pins on both sides

don't build your enthusiasm up for the EU's over-regulation on a such a silly lie

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Fabio Manganiello

in reply to feld • 4 giorni fa • •

yes, I’m aware of the different types of USB-C conventions out there. Also when it comes to different current/power requirements.

But I see it from the perspective of someone who believed it to be impossible 10 years ago to even be able to plug the same thing into a laptop, a phone or a headphone.

Even being able to plug the same thing into different laptops was unthinkable. I had a stash of “universal” power cords with at least 15 different barrel connectors, and 5 different addons to adjust for different voltage and current requirements.

And let’s not talk of smaller devices using combinations of mini USB, micro USB, USB-A and other exotic variants (a problem that still affects HDMI btw).

Of course the USB-C standard is still fragmented and confusing, and a lot of work must still be done, but we’re in a state that is light years ahead of where we were a decade ago.

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