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Apple has already pulled devices to comply with the Common Charger Directive.

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i don't get why people want C outlets, USB A outlets have been standard since time immemorial at this point and they're fine for that. The only time i see a reason to output power from USB C is when you're getting a charge from someone's phone, otherwise it can just be A

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, now that everything is C we can have bidirectional cables.

Eventually we will have devices and computers with just USB C on them. And many chargers have USB-C on their end now too.

It’s going to all shift to USB-C. And A will slowly go away. Maybe very slowly, but it will, predominantly, go away.

USB-A ports will go away in cars. And then it’s again just C on both ends. I was in a U Haul truck, of all things, that had USB-C back in 2020.

One Cable and Connector to Rule Them All.