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You've missed the laptop. So the problem wasn't solved. Also let's not forget that USB-C is two-fold rotationally-symmetrical in contrast to micro-B.

by jhasse 8y ago

taeric 8y ago
The two fold rotational symmetry is nice, in a gimmicky way that doesn't impact me. Neat, but I don't care that much. And I didn't forget the laptop. I just don't take it with me much. And I prefer the mag trick of older Macs. So, congrats, you have a connector that everyone can standardize on. Now, once literally everyone else moves of the old standard, we'll be there.
- jhasse 8y ago
  > Now, once literally everyone else moves of the old standard, we'll be there. No, not "literally everyone", as laptops weren't using micro-B for charging.
  - taeric 8y ago
    I meant literally everyone else other than laptop makers... So, my headphones, my bike computer, my bike lights (front and back), my spare batteries, and my other tablets. Also, I confess, yes. I was being rhetorical. :)
- int_19h 8y ago
  Like I said, all I wanted is a single connector for me to standardize on. It exists now, and I can (and did) so standardize - and it did make my life easier.
  - taeric 8y ago
    My assertion you you probably haven't standardized yet. That or you just have phones and a single new Mac laptop. Making you ridiculously edge case, here. Seriously look at my list of things I have. I suspect my phones and hopefully the spare batteries I buy in the coming years will be USB C. However, my bike gear and other hobby equipment won't any time soon. Even my laptop and tablets are going to be years before I update them to one that supports USB C. So again, outside of laptops, the world had standardized on a connector. That my laptop was different is as relevant to me as knowing that my drier isn't USB C any time soon. That I'm now going to have to deal with a ridiculously slow transition from the de facto standard everyone else was following to USB C is just obnoxious.
    - int_19h 8y ago
      I have a phone, an Android tablet, a Windows laptop, and several power banks and and external USB drives. My spouse has a phone and a tablet. Everything is USB-C. Edge case? Probably, but only because most people don't consciously factor this into their purchase decisions. It's clear that USB-C is the way forward for phones, and once that happens on the low-mid market segment, everything else will follow.
      - taeric 8y ago
        Did you read everything else I have? All that predate USB c. If you are able to get all new devices that work with it, you are just able to spend way more disposable income on gadgets. This isn't an insult. Just pointing out that most of the electronics world had standardised. To pretend otherwise is just odd.

You've missed the laptop. So the problem wasn't solved. Also let's not forget that USB-C is two-fold rotationally-symmetrical in contrast to micro-B.

by jhasse 8y ago

You've missed the laptop. So the problem wasn't solved. Also let's not forget that USB-C is two-fold rotationally-symmetrical in contrast to micro-B.

taeric 8y ago

The two fold rotational symmetry is nice, in a gimmicky way that doesn't impact me. Neat, but I don't care that much. And I didn't forget the laptop. I just don't take it with me much. And I prefer the mag trick of older Macs. So, congrats, you have a connector that everyone can standardize on. Now, once literally everyone else moves of the old standard, we'll be there.

jhasse 8y ago
> Now, once literally everyone else moves of the old standard, we'll be there. No, not "literally everyone", as laptops weren't using micro-B for charging.
- taeric 8y ago
  I meant literally everyone else other than laptop makers... So, my headphones, my bike computer, my bike lights (front and back), my spare batteries, and my other tablets. Also, I confess, yes. I was being rhetorical. :)
int_19h 8y ago
Like I said, all I wanted is a single connector for me to standardize on. It exists now, and I can (and did) so standardize - and it did make my life easier.
- taeric 8y ago
  My assertion you you probably haven't standardized yet. That or you just have phones and a single new Mac laptop. Making you ridiculously edge case, here. Seriously look at my list of things I have. I suspect my phones and hopefully the spare batteries I buy in the coming years will be USB C. However, my bike gear and other hobby equipment won't any time soon. Even my laptop and tablets are going to be years before I update them to one that supports USB C. So again, outside of laptops, the world had standardized on a connector. That my laptop was different is as relevant to me as knowing that my drier isn't USB C any time soon. That I'm now going to have to deal with a ridiculously slow transition from the de facto standard everyone else was following to USB C is just obnoxious.
  - int_19h 8y ago
    I have a phone, an Android tablet, a Windows laptop, and several power banks and and external USB drives. My spouse has a phone and a tablet. Everything is USB-C. Edge case? Probably, but only because most people don't consciously factor this into their purchase decisions. It's clear that USB-C is the way forward for phones, and once that happens on the low-mid market segment, everything else will follow.
    - taeric 8y ago
      Did you read everything else I have? All that predate USB c. If you are able to get all new devices that work with it, you are just able to spend way more disposable income on gadgets. This isn't an insult. Just pointing out that most of the electronics world had standardised. To pretend otherwise is just odd.