Orry Main
October 15, 2011 at 9:52 pm
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Part of it is the attitude of our disposable society and always needing the best and greatest model of whatever product.
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justontime
October 16, 2011 at 11:55 am
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Part of it is that but part of it is down to the companies wanting their products not to be compatible with anything else, they see it as a way of keeping us loyal.
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Orry Main
October 17, 2011 at 7:20 am
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Oh, definitely. It keeps us hooked in and we keep buying. It is corporate mentality. It’s why all those Occupy folks are out there now.
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stavy
October 18, 2011 at 6:43 pm
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Sony particularly are guilty of this. Most other companies are now working towards standardisation of chargers etc. but Sony insist on making all theirs different, and do the same with cameras and memory sticks etc.
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Orry Main
October 19, 2011 at 1:08 am
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It won’t change unless people demand it, either. We all need to be more responsible shoppers.
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justontime
October 20, 2011 at 8:56 pm
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Stavy I am a big fan of Sony products and I have never had problems with compatibility. Sony Ericsson signed the Memorandum of Understanding (signed by 14 manufacturers), which commits the industry to provide charger compatibility on the basis of the micro-USB connector. So from this year European consumers are able to purchase a standard mobile phone charger for all data-enabled phones.
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deltic1
October 22, 2011 at 6:26 pm
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People can demand all they like, things only change when governments force the issue. I am not a fan of EU but in this case they were right to insist on a standard phone charger.
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Orry Main
October 25, 2011 at 10:40 pm
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People can cause change, but they have to be willing to sacrifice for a bit to get that chance. Sadly, people don’t like to sacrifice.
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