The British cars were equipped with standard headlamps - but the only way of dipping them was to switch to non-standard fog lamps.
It just wouldn't be much consolation to those who'd been hoping for a switch to a standard like micro-USB -- or, for that matter, to long-time iPhone owners who may have to give up or convert legions of accessories.
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As was noted by others, the US was not the only country to switch to a gold standard around this time.
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Only one contributor to our poll, Standard Life, has made a substantial switch into equities.
Most organizations with a proper network setup in place still run Windows server, weather it be small business or standard, and are not looking to switch anytime soon.
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The government is also facing bandwidth gridlock as it attempts to switch wireless traffic communications to the world standard 5.9 GHz.
This may make them reluctant to switch to a common wireless-charging standard.
Console gamers might feel little reason to switch from their preferred platforms, and PC gamers might gravitate toward standard, open PCs that are more easily attuned to their own needs.
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So you could even put the switch down to the slow death of that natural deflation built into the Gold Standard (or rather its step-nephew, the Gold Exchange system), starting at the very same time as US stockholders kissed goodbye to earning a premium each year above Treasury yields.
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That's the same charging standard that the tablet uses, so in theory you could travel with just one cable and switch off as needed.
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That's where Matias's wireless Laptop Pro keyboard for Mac comes in. (The company makes a wired version for PC, too.) Its switch technology confers the tactile response of a traditional mechanical keyboard, but sounds no louder than the office standard issue.
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