Hacker News: throwaway434814https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=throwaway434814Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:30:08 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by throwaway434814 in "Apple says iPhones will switch to USB-C chargers to comply with new EU law"]]>"A de facto standard is a custom or convention that has achieved a dominant position by public acceptance or market forces"

I think we were using the word standard to mean something different here, I apologize.

Going back to your argument, the reasons I typically see push for USB-C connectors are generally not technical and more about USB-C being _the_ standard connector and cutting down on e-waste.

]]>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:02:25 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33361474throwaway434814https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33361474https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33361474<![CDATA[New comment by throwaway434814 in "Apple says iPhones will switch to USB-C chargers to comply with new EU law"]]>>> existing industry standards appear to suffice

>reminder: lightning came first

Lightning was never a standard.

]]>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:37:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33361109throwaway434814https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33361109https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33361109<![CDATA[New comment by throwaway434814 in "Apple says iPhones will switch to USB-C chargers to comply with new EU law"]]>It only took them 8 years to adopt a standard every other phone company already did. Another 8 years for jack 3.5mm on iPhones?

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