Lawmakers should instead create laws that promote sustainability such as has been done with automobile emissions. However, by dictating a standard, law makers who are not experts in electronics, are making choices about how those goals should be met. Part of the EU law makers motivation is to reduce electronic waste and empower consumers to make sustainable choices. And imagine tech companies having to convince law makers to change laws so they can introduce innovations. We would likely be stuck with USB 2.0 which would be awful. Imagine if the EU and other governments had dictated this standard prior to the modern smartphone. Apple knows users don’t want to switch power adapter standards very often because many buy secondary charges. Ironically, I have no doubt that Apple is planning a slow rollout of USB-C for precisely the reasons that the EU is concerned about.
#Oversight synonyms pro#
Based upon the fact that Apple is ahead of many other tech companies by already using USB-C in its MacBook Pro and iPad lines, it’s very likely they plan to move to USB-C as their universal standard. Years later USB-C came along and provides the same functionality. Why not simply design a plug that is universal and thus can be plugged in either way? So they innovated and the Lightning connector was born. The average user will get it wrong half the time and then have to turn the plug over and try again. The problem they discovered was that USB plugs only go in one way. At the time Apple was developing the original iPhone, they knew that a USB connector was likely to be the way to charge their new device.
Apple’s own Lightning connector is a perfect example of this. They claim (and I agree) that this kind of government interference stifles innovation. I think I’m being kind when I say that most governments are not well known for understanding the needs of the populous to his level of specificity.Īpple has been complaining to the EU about this but their concerns are falling on deaf ears. It does this based upon its understanding of consumer demand, something that tech companies spends a great deal of money to understand extraordinarily well. The industry is moving in this direction on its own. Some of the latest Android-based smartphones have USB-C. For example, despite the fact that Apple has had standard USB in its computers for more than a decade (perhaps two?) and has their proprietary Lightning connector in all iPhones, almost 4 years ago they switched the MacBook Pro line to USB-C. If the EU is successful at dictating a standard (at least for the EU), it would almost certainly be USB-C which is the direction the industry is going anyway. This is already a faulty assumption since when such standards change, very inexpensive adapters appear on the market nearly immediately to fill the need for those who want to continue using the adapter they have. Yesterday, EU lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to require device makers to standardize on a device charging connector so that consumers don’t have to buy a new charger every time they buy a new device. But sometimes governments attempt to regulate something that doesn’t need regulation. Without it, we would be overrun by snake oil salesmen. I’m a big believer that we need government oversight for some things.
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