Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way

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golli@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

But wouldn’t it be equally valid to frame it the other way around that so far we have paid for them to be included, whether we like it or not?

I mean the price to manufacture them doesn’t change and companies werent charities before either.

Feels like in a functioning market this should just sort itself out. At least if it is transparent whether the phone includes accessories or not. People could factor this into their pricing decision.

The more interesting argument imo is the one another comment in this thread made, that this way muss matches between phone and charger/cable capabilities might happen. Which seems like a double edged sword. One the one hand manufacturers can advertise great charging speeds and people might not realize that only expensive chargers might be able to achieve those. On the other hand as the comment points out customers might not get the expected performance leading to frustration and negative associations with the particular brand.

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