Universal crap, unfortunately

ZDNet has a post by Zack Whittaker about the latest change in plugs:

In a brave move, the vast majority of mobile phone manufacturers in Europe have signed an agreement which sees future mobile phones across a variety of brands and models all sharing the same charger port: the micro-USB. This means every phone you will find in Europe, starting next year apparently, will be fitted with the same charging port and be compatible with any charger. One charger for every EU mobile phone; fantastic news.
As of yet, the agreement is undertaken by such names as Nokia; Sony Ericsson; Motorola; Research in Motion, who make the BlackBerry (most BlackBerry devices already have this port); Samsung; and even Apple, which make the iPhone. What is surprising about the last company is that this may cause the end and death of the almighty Dock connector.
However, there is no legal reason why these companies can go ahead with using other ports. The agreement undertaken by these companies is not legally binding and only voluntary. On the other hand, this port agreement could open up different levels of possibility, as the micro-USB port is not only a charging port but can also be used as a data connector.

Rico says it's a great notion, but he already has one on the battery pack for his iPhone, and they suck; it's so tiny you can't tell which way is up, and it falls out...