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by pja 1751 days ago
I think this is probably it. Life + death safety is going to trump usability every time.

Meanwhile the Apple Mouse thing was (I presume) Johnny Ive & his obsessions getting in the way of real world usability. I don’t think anyone is going to die if they use an Apple mouse whilst it’s plugged into a usb port!

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I don't think anyone's going to do any damage by shorting a 12 V DC supply.
My Philips shaver has a 120v cord that goes from the wall to the shaver, and it won’t operate while plugged in.
Tell that to the lawyers that will be happy to sue Braun to find out.