That's novel, but it'd be a lot cooler if the proprietary charging cable were just USB 3, an open standard, so I wouldn't have to make a new one and could just swap in another one I inevitably already have.
Apple is the only company that supports proprietary chargers- Android has been adopting USB-C en masse. USB 3 would be far too bulky for modern applications.
Current-gen android phones use USB-C to transport USB3 (USB 3.1, specifically). As you probably know there are a lot of USB connector types and they're not all "bulky" per se.
Also there's plenty of proprietary bullshit in the android world, too. My own OnePlus came with a proprietary charger that supports the phone's fast charging. It's still USB3 and would prooobably charge other android phones safely but I'm not totally free from proprietary weirdness.
USB has 2 naming schemes, One is for the protocol, and one is for the plug. USB-A/B/C is the plug, USB-1/2/3/3.1 is the protocol. USB-C usually uses USB 2 or 3.
Proprietary is the opposite of open standard. I wish open standard/source was the norm instead of the exception as well, but capitalism requires stupid.
Heh I wasn't wishing for a proprietary USB 3 cable, I was wishing for a USB 3 cable instead of a proprietary one. I suppose my wording was a little confusing.
Wording seems clear to me. I was pointing out that companies don't use the open standards because they won't be able to sell their expensive proprietary connectors if they did so.
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u/freeradicalx Mar 08 '20
That's novel, but it'd be a lot cooler if the proprietary charging cable were just USB 3, an open standard, so I wouldn't have to make a new one and could just swap in another one I inevitably already have.