• kaboom36
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    1 month ago

    Is removing the charger from the box such a bad thing? I’ve already got a box full of them in addition to the ones scattered around the house and with how many electronic devices we use I doubt that is a uncommon position to be in

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      1 month ago

      That was a good change. I’d argue even removing the cable would be a good change. Less e-waste (even though releasing phones every year is e-waste enough).
      The bad thing was Apple then selling a charger at extortionate prices, you didnt have to buy theirs though.

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        1 month ago

        Xiaome did remove the charger from some of their phones, but they offered it as a free addition on their website for those who need it. For fucking free. I would have been ok with it if Apple or Samsung did that.

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        1 month ago

        Apple’s issue was they timed it around a shift to USB-C chargers. Their argument was everyone already had plenty of chargers, but no one had the new ones (well, some people did obviously but they hadn’t gotten it with a previous iPhone). That’s why they cop so much flak over it.

        I agree that conceptually it’s a good change, they just picked a bastard of a time to do it (one could argue that was deliberate of course).

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      1 month ago

      It is a bad thing as it happened just at a transitional period in chargers. If it was just another USB A connector, then it wouldn’t have been an issue. But we are now in the transition of USB C chargers and most people don’t have a “box of them”.

      Newer devices are advertising that they have ever faster charging options, but these need the newer USB C connectors to reach these advertised speeds, which as I mentioned, most people don’t already have. So you are stuck buying another thing to use what they were advertised as having.

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      1 month ago

      The problem is, these new phones often have new speed charging protocols that only work best with their own charger, basically forcing you to pay more to get the charger if you want to utilize speed charging unless you already have a new-ish charger from that manufacturer.