Tuesday, October 11, 2022

“Abracadabra”: European Union Regulators Make Innovation Disappear

Recommendable! How long will the nonsense last!

I recently blogged here about the idiotic law passed by the European Parliament to enforce USB-C as the universal charger standard!

"... This week the European Parliament approved rules that would force electronic manufacturers of smartphones, tablets, headphones, keyboards, and other devices to standardize their charging ports to USB-C by the fall of 2024. ...
Recently, Japan’s Minister of Digital Affairs launched an effort to eliminate archaic government mandates that still require the use of floppy disks and CD-ROMS for hundreds of business filings. ...
The environmental justification for standardizing charger ports has little support. ...
Forced standardization [by government regulation] will ultimately lead to less innovation. Wireless charges are already available and could replace device charging ports altogether. ..."

“Abracadabra”: European Union Regulators Make Innovation Disappear - Competitive Enterprise Institute

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