Yes, it's a great example, because VGA is broken by the newer standards because of HDCP. As others in this thread have mentioned, HDCP is included in this new U

Yes, it's a great example, because VGA is broken by the newer standards because of HDCP. As others in this thread have mentioned, HDCP is included in this new USB spec. There has been a lot of effort over the years to close the so-called "analog hole" at the end of the DRM chain of trust. The stereo output exists only to distract people during the transition period. The analog out hardware may exist in the future, but the software will refuse to send it any data. This is not theoretical; we already see this with Blu-ray software, where you get an error message if you use a VGA monitor without HDCP. Bonus: with Win 10 forcing updates, once the hardware is common, you won';t get a choice about the update that disables the "analog hole".