framk20 t1_itlzduw wrote on October 24, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Reply to comment by PM_ME_YOUR_BEAMSHOTS in USB-C iPhone will be mandatory in Europe as EU law passes final stage by prehistoric_knight

I totally get that, but having core functionality unusable because a given cable completely obscures the fact it doesn't support whatever extension you need is also a nightmare for the end users

framk20 t1_itlqlr2 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:05 PM

Reply to comment by yacht_boy in USB-C iPhone will be mandatory in Europe as EU law passes final stage by prehistoric_knight

Funny that you're getting downvoted when you're 100% right here. The spec is absolute garbage under the hood, the only thing they got right was rotational symmetry

framk20 t1_itlq1qd wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Reply to USB-C iPhone will be mandatory in Europe as EU law passes final stage by prehistoric_knight

I'm all for open standards, but there are significant and legitimate issues with the usb-c spec as it exists. Most people aren't even aware of the dozen or so variants of usb-c that exist and that can pose significant issues for performance and make charge times incredibly variable depending on which flavor of usb-c cable the user plugs into their port. Ultimately greater transparency is needed on the side of cable manufacturers to state clearly which variant their cables use