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What I meant was for dumping every different kind of connector and use a universal connector for everything. I am not talking about the usefulness or not of eth

What I meant was for dumping every different kind of connector and use a universal connector for everything. I am not talking about the usefulness or not of ethernet or wifi, both have their places, but I've used usb-to-ethernet adapters and they work well. It is all about the plug size, not the architecture. Take a look at your mackbook on the side, the two biggest holes are for the modem and ethernet ports. Time to downsize them, not to get rid of them. So, how difficult is it for manufacturers to get together and join efforts to find solutions for the benefit of all? wait, I have to stop daydreaming about utopia again. PS. What I meant again, if you can plug a mouse, printer, camera, mic, etc into a usb port, why not a monitor, ethernet or any other rogue device? I want answers like 'displays use flux-capacitors u dumbass' or 'ethernet uses quantum waves u fucktard therefore blah blah' or is it just manufacturers being dickheads? USB was meant to be universal.

nzmsv 16y ago
> USB was meant to be universal. As was PL/I, to use a software example. Seriously though, USB just doesn't have the right features for certain applications. Not enough bandwidth for good graphics, for one. Finally, there's the issue of size. Yes, you could have a board with a bunch of USB ports and Ethernet adapters, etc. hanging off that. But you get a smaller device if you integrate your peripherals. On this board the video controller is in the OMAP chip, along with an Ethernet MAC. The board itself is just bringing these out to a physical interface. We are at a point where throwing more transistors onto a chip and making a built-in Ethernet module is much, much cheaper than manufacturing an extra board and putting it together.