The problem comes in practice: First, OEMs don’t bundle Thunderbolt cables with a device unless the device actually has a Thunderbolt controller onboard. Meanwh

The problem comes in practice: First, OEMs don’t bundle Thunderbolt cables with a device unless the device actually has a Thunderbolt controller onboard. Meanwhile, USB-C cables retail for $8 while Thunderbolt cables retail for $40. So the end result is that no one actually has “all of the above” cables, but rather a collection of cables with different, often invisible constraints. Maybe the move to free licensing will bring TB cables down to USB cable prices, but it remains to be seen.