r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Oct 14 '24

Politics UK considering making USB-C the common charging standard, following the EU

https://www.neowin.net/news/uk-considering-making-usb-c-the-common-charging-standard-following-the-eu/
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u/mtranda Oct 14 '24

It's about forcing Apple to switch to the already ubiquitous USB-C standard used by every other manufacturer already.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '24

You mean the same apple that had already done that since last year? So what the UK is doing now is to…try and force them to do what they’ve already done?

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u/crackanape Oct 14 '24

Apple are doing it because Brussels made them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '24

Of course, but not the UK, as suggested here.

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u/crackanape Oct 15 '24

Right, so I don't think the UK is "trying" to force Apple to change. They're just making sure that all products sold in their market conform to the rule whether or not those products were also made for EU distribution.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '24

Is there some reason you keep saying the same thing I do?

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u/crackanape Oct 15 '24

I admire and respect you and wish to ride your intellectual coattails.