crowley

I don't add "in my opinion" to everything I say because everything I say is my opinion.  I'm not wasting keystrokes on clarifying to pedants what they should already be able to discern.

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  • TSMC says efforts to rebuild US semiconductor industry are doomed to fail

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    That's a misleading graph to use, use this one instead:


    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/europe-didnt-have-44-global-chip-production-capacity-90s-kleinhans
    aderutterOferjas99DAalsethAlex_V

  • EU finalizes charger rule forcing USB-C on iPhones in 2024

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    charlesn said:
    Plus, they've killed any incentive for tech companies to bring a next gen connector to market since we're stuck with USB-C for the foreseeable future. 
    Nope.  They've prevented tech companies from shipping a mobile product without USB-C charging.  Nothing about the regulation mandates that it's the only form of charging.  Apple and others are free to pursue other connectors, wireless and wired, for product differentiation, the only stipulation is that USB-C charging is supported as well.

    If Apple were planning on shipping a MacBook with only MagSafe and no USB-C then they've been derailed, sure.  But if you think USB-C is going away any time soon, even in an alternative universe where this regulation didn't exist, then you're in cloud cuckoo land.  Hell, there are people still sore that Apple's notebooks don't have a USB-A port, as some other manufacturers' do, and that's over 25 years old.

    And if the EU see another universal charging port gaining ground then the regulation can be revised.  Not a big deal.
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • EU finalizes charger rule forcing USB-C on iPhones in 2024

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    andrewj5790 said:
    Really looking forward to the wisdom of the EU killing g MagSafe… that will be wonderful for the consumer. (Sarcasm heavy)
    The EU has not killed MagSafe.  Nothing about the regulation prevents Apple shipping MacBooks and iPhones with MagSafe.
    spheric

  • M2 iPad Pro review roundup: Familiar but much faster

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    AppleInsider said:

    "it's high time Apple changed something - anything - about the iPad Pro's design, because three generations of virtually no changes is too much," he writes, before offering the iPad's front camera position change could be an idea for next time.
    Fuck off fashionista.
    Japheywatto_cobra

  • EU finalizes charger rule forcing USB-C on iPhones in 2024

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    blastdoor said:
    "We all have at least three mobile phone chargers at home. Looking for the right charger, either at home or at work, can be quite annoying,"

    All of my mobile phone, tablet, keyboard, trackpad, and AirPod chargers use lightning. All of those lightning chargers and cables will go in the trash once I start having to buy devices that use USB-C rather than lightning. So at least in my household, e-waste will be going up as a result of this law, not down. 

    Historically, the real problem with chargers and cables was in the non-Apple world, with all the goofy and pointless variations. I suppose this law/rule will help with that situation, but I think it does more harm than good for Apple customers. 
    Why would you trash something that works if you care about e-waste?  Sell or gift them to someone who still has a Lightning device.

    I don't plan on replacing some of my lightning devices for a long time yet.  Keyboards and Trackpads are not devices that get upgraded regularly by a lot of people.
    Skepticalgrandact73