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> limiting technical progress is not a good idea and we see that with the plethor of different power modes existing within USB-C.

Who is limiting technical progress? The laws don't state that only USB-C can ever be used; they state that chargers must all be compatible. Want to improve it? Contribute to USB, or come up with an entirely new standard that everyone can agree to.

> What if a company (Apple) comes up with a more efficient but also more elaborate way to quick charge their equipment?

Then they contribute to the next USB standardization, same as everyone else.

> How would you handle a situation where non-compliant chargers could even harm this equipment?

Same way it's currently done: Through consumer protection laws. USB standards are called standards for a reason.

> USB-C already is way too complex for the average Shenzen cookie cutter factory to implement it correctly.

And yet people are happily using USB-C to power all kinds of devices.

> How would you protect your customers from such a situation?

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS

Enough with the FUD.



> Want to improve it? Contribute to USB, or come up with an entirely new standard that everyone can agree to.

They tried that with Lightning. Micro USB won because it was cheap. Apple are USB-C contributors.

> Enough with the FUD.

Indeed.


> They tried that with Lightning. Micro USB won because it was cheap.

Lightning was definitely not a new standard everyone can agree to. Apple was not letting anyone else make lightning ports.

> Apple are USB-C contributors.

What do I even say to this. The "contribute to USB" has an implied "and use the port you contributed to". Apple failed the second half of that.




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