tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post1168727023969620094..comments2024-01-17T07:03:57.842+00:00Comments on The Mad Ranter: Yet another reason to be ticked off at AppleFlipChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-72484106828104807752012-07-26T16:28:41.685+01:002012-07-26T16:28:41.685+01:00No they don't which is how Apple can get away ...No they don't which is how Apple can get away with yet another connector type - because they're Apple! Anyone else and consumers would get a little shirty with them for using something strange, but not Apple oh no never Apple.FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-85637897473507259272012-07-26T14:47:55.944+01:002012-07-26T14:47:55.944+01:00“The common charger will make life easier for cons...“The common charger will make life easier for consumers, reduce waste and benefit businesses. It is a true win-win situation.”<br /><br />Erm… no. It's a win for consumers. It's a massive loss of income for mobile handset manufacturers. No longer can they extort £180 out of you for a charger that only cost 0.02p to manufacture.<br /><br />I'm not seeing anything anywhere which says that anybody <em>must</em> use this thing. Ergo, nobody will ever use it. The financial losses are just too titanic.Orphihttp://blog.orphi.me.uk/noreply@blogger.com