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minus-squareMr_BlottlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·3 days agoNot actually true. Probably something made up by Apple so they could continue to charge you extra for their proprietary chargers https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/450494/are-usb-protocol-and-connector-free-or-are-they-patented
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoBut you do need to pay for a Vendor ID, you can’t just YOLO it?
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThat’s probably what I heard.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI think what bugged my memory was that you have to pay for a Vendor ID.
Not actually true. Probably something made up by Apple so they could continue to charge you extra for their proprietary chargers
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/450494/are-usb-protocol-and-connector-free-or-are-they-patented
But you do need to pay for a Vendor ID, you can’t just YOLO it?
That’s probably what I heard.
I think what bugged my memory was that you have to pay for a Vendor ID.