Perhaps this is what we need in the US as well...This open format was released already in 1992!!!!
It gets a little too techie for me, but might be a start for a good code geek.
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Not a bad idea. Used to the government or various industry organizations would set appropriate standards that benefited consumers. For instance, certain standardized sizes and hardware pin outs that were required and would work across devices. That's why I stay away from anything overly proprietary such as certain phone manufactures that have a USB cable designed only for their brand. Then the next Generation or two they'll change it up again so that if you lose or break a cord you are hard pressed to find one at the interstate gas station. Oh no - you need to go to an authorized "respected" dealer. Then again, I'm not the type to pitch a tent and wait days outside a store to pay 800 or a 1000 bucks so I can exclaim with glee I'm part of the "in crowd." (I'm part of the "in - outside crowd.") Especially when the device cost to make is only a fraction of what it's sold for. That's the problem with digital vs analog (speaking outside of computers). Production is highly robotic and cheap to produce and after a few months deemed worth little to nothing and thrown away. That's why classic retro stuff from cars to electronics is so valuable among those who remember when things weren't made of cheap plastic and actual human engineers hand wired and soldered much of the components. Now days components are so small it requires bots. And forget repairing that faulty component just throw it away and swap it out. No better yet just replace the whole thing. Unfortunately these days the bureaucrats would regulate things they shouldn't and not regulate things they should. They'd standardize USB cables but allow the I-Toaster to require the installation of a proprietary AC outlet. Remember they care - "wear a mask- you can get one over there for free along a crack pipe." Question: Is it acceptable to take off the mask while using the pipe?
