What's your opinion on copyright laws, and patents?

The right to be forgotten isn’t actually a law and I am equally opposed to something like that being a LAW. It’s almost like unpublishing a book using the law. Also I don’t know what world self enforced, retroactive, censorship is an innovation.

As for the right to know that pertains to public health and safety, not consumer convenience.

That's a pretty generalized statement. I'm sure there have been laws that helped innovation. Such as the right to know, or the right to be forgotten

I don’t know why so many people are celebrating law makers (who know nothing about tech mind you) making laws ultimately detrimental to technology

Perhaps it’s because they also know nothing about the tech industry

I'm still on the fence about this, on paper I love the idea but governments move slow and usb c is already old. How long until something better comes out and I can't use it by law? Then will they just update the law again to include the newest charger 5 years after its release thus excluding the charger after that? I want the fastest tech always I just don't buy the thing with the shit charger when available. Maybe a law making is so you don't use old dated tech but that's encouraging waste.

Not saying it's a smart idea (I personally would never buy a wireless only phone). I'm saying there won't be any compatibility issues with competing products.

Yeah there's a big fucking problem. It makes charging on the go a pain in the ass

This should only be the case for consumer devices. I use a USB C tablet everyday at work and it’s hardware robustness is abysmal. For uses where you have to constantly insert and remove the cables it underperforms. 5% or our productivity is lost to addressing these issues.

Part of the point of adopting EU standards wholesale is that many firms will not try to get out of them by bribery or lobbying.

Obeying local laws that the locals wrote themselves is extra work for the corporate machinery - If your officials are corruptible they might get bribed to avoid that workload. If the local law is "EU directive copied" and the corporation is already operating in the EU a whole lot of the time they will just whole-sale recreate the european operation, safety efforts, smoke stack filters and all. "Build a plant just like the one in Cologne, except with more airconditioning" is not a lot of extra work, and doesn't carry the risk of a pr disaster down the road.

I think the decision against Apple was rather a necessary one. I mean they charge filthy money for a charger just to make it "exclusive" or something. And the way people act with Apple products, like a herd, they were bound to buy that too. Plus this also prevents cable waste to an extent as well, as now C type can be used for multiple products.

It's the same in Australia, type C only 5 years, still LOTS of people have devices with Micro USB, however it's changing very fast, more people have type C than than Micro USB. When Apple changes, there will be a lot of angry people, but it will be better eventually. At least until something else better comes along.

Quietcomfort earbuds, I adjusted the setting in the Boses App to allow more sound to come in allowing me to listen to my music while being aware of my surrounding.

I would probably give a nod of acknowledgement. But I feel the opposite about keeping them in, that may have to do with the fact that I'm autistic and i don't always want to talk to people. From my perspective the best thing would just be to do your things seperately, and if you have something to discuss just tap his shoulder or something.

I have one of those in my pants.

I flew on an Airbus 350 today. They handed out headphones to every passenger who proceeded to throw them out afterwards. Why are we thwarting innovation in the time of excess?

One consumer is not. But alot of consumers are. Product companies are looking at what consumers will buy, not just making product and saying you have to buy this.

I get what they’re trying to do but we’re all going to fucking hate these laws when USB-D (or whatever) exists and isn’t in anything because it’s too expensive for device makers to ship with two ports.

But unfortunately for us, the type of configuration that the C type comes with, only became mainstream in the last 5 years. But it's still better than 5 years later or something.

I heard the rumour that Pro will get thunderbolt

My Apple TV pretty consistently interoperates with my C1. Even controls my sound bar.

Smart contact lenses: wait WHAT?

I guess india isnt gonna have any iphones

If standards are prevent innovation then why even have standards on domestic power distribution? Let companies decide AC or DC, 50hz or 60hz. Let companies decide different spectrum for 5G, 4G different spectrum for Radio for different companies. Let automakers have proprietary chargers for EVs so you can only charge at certain locations. This is not innovation, this is crony capitalism and USB C is the best standard, when there will be better stable alternative, laws will be amended

Being second biggest smartphone manufacturer helps

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