What happens if/when the EU fails to update their laws on, say, USB-C mandates?
I agree the short term legal framework seems to have benefits, but I fear for the long term impact.
Laws are RARELY every taken off the books. Government doesn’t shrink
I agree the short term legal framework seems to have benefits, but I fear for the long term impact.
Laws are RARELY every taken off the books. Government doesn’t shrink
It's not a USB-C mandate. It's a "talk to each other and figure out one solution" mandate. USB-C is just the current result.
Do you have any links to where we can read more?
Source: the text version of the adopted directive (with translations into all 24 official languages available in the top right corner) - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0338...
All this nail-biting around USB standardization is worrying in the wrong direction. It's like saying that all of our cell carriers should get to choose whatever spectrum they want, because if we don't give them freedom then we might be stifling their innovation. Sometimes, there are more important things to worry about.
USB-C is a misnomer. There are actually about 10 different variations, which all conform to the same physical port constraints, but have drastically different behaviors in terms of charging, data transport, and more.
By mandating a USB-C port, I fear we’ve created a pointless monopoly on the design that will stifle future innovation. Is USB-C the “best port in the world”? It’s 2022/2023, the answer may be “yes”… but MicroUSB was “the best port in the world” in 2007-2008, and its downright awful now.
Spectrum is different as it’s a physical medium that the government regulates to ensure the flow of information within that physical medium. Thats more akin to water management or other physical resources, and outside the scope of incentive management for innovations sake.
It's a ridiculous comparison, but only because Apple's blatant failure to innovate brought us here. We're not even forcing them to use Thunderbolt or USB-3.0 speeds, it just needs to plug-in the same as other phones.
I think you misunderstand - regulating the physical medium (the actual shape of the USB-C receptacle and outlet) is all we've done. There is no regulation on how you label/market cables and ports for their capabilities, so there is a 'wild west' right now in that your device has a USB-C plug, but certain features might not be supported by each end of the device, or even the cable. For example, unless you got a pretty nice USB-C<->DP monitor included with your display, your run-of-the-mill $10 Amazon USB-C->DP might not work due to strict signal integrity (read: cable build quality) requirements when MST is absent[0].
0: https://sebvance.medium.com/everything-you-need-to-know-abou...