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Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones(appleinsider.com)

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Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones::From 2025, Apple’s iPhone and all Android smartphones sold in Saudi Arabia will have to have a USB-C charging port, with laptops to follow in 2026.

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HollandJim@lemmy.world
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So, they agree to a common standard AFTER Apple has switched to Lightning. These ideas sound so great if you ignore timelines and what really happened when.

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IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz
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This thing has been brewing since 2009 and Apple has been a part of it since beginning but as it was voluntary we’ve all seen what happened.

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Celivalg@iusearchlinux.fyi
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The world had subtlety agreed on a different standard (mico usb) when apple decided to do decide to switch to a proprietary one (lightning)

Granted, micro Usb is shit, but switching to a proprietary standard is worse as you force everyone to have something different.

Were lightning not proprietary, I could definitely see it overcomming micro usb everywhere

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SaintWacko@midwest.social
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Oh for sure. If lightning had been opened up to everyone I think we’d all be using it now

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