[pja]

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!

[willis936]

I don't think anyone's going to do any damage by shorting a 12 V DC supply.

[jwalton]

My Philips shaver has a 120v cord that goes from the wall to the shaver, and it won’t operate while plugged in.

[camillomiller]

Tell that to the lawyers that will be happy to sue Braun to find out.