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Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones
(appleinsider.com)
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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2023
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While I agree with the point of these laws, to get everyone on a standard, it's going to suck when the next, better standard comes along and the are all these laws preventing phones from adopting it
EU attempted to get smartphone manufacturers to agree on a standard so that law wouldn't be necessary to avoid this scenario. Guess which company didn't want to play with the others?
One of the largest Tech companies in the world, is it Orange?