[cuban leaf]

Yeah but eventually the marketplace standardises on something, and the players that insist on having something totally unique eventually suffer.

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I completely agree. That’s why I don’t believe the government needed to be involved.

One reason I’m sort of amused by this is that I have a box of power supplies I’ve collected over the decades. They have all sorts of unique plugs. I notice the government didn’t get involved with them.

On a side note, my wife’s new iPhone came with a charging cord, but no charger. And it uses a USB C plug for the “big” end that would plug into a charger. We have TONS of chargers and not a one uses that plug as an outlet. In fact, I just installed 25 wall outlets in my new music room and attached porch. About half have USB plugs. Not one of them is “C”.

[Fresh Wind]

...I have a box of power supplies I’ve collected over the decades.

LOL! I must have at least 25 of them!

[MalPearce]

That's because they're mass produced to an insanely high volume so there's a surplus.


I can buy USB-2 charger ones for under £10 but they're for slow-charging smartphones and the like. The ones rated for fast-charging tablets and phones are more like £25 - but you're getting 27v to the USB-A and 30v to the USB-C.

These in bedrooms and the study make sense.