The more I look at the USB mess the more I feel that a revised faster Ethernet with provisions for both insulated and direct connections (magnetics-less == chea

The more I look at the USB mess the more I feel that a revised faster Ethernet with provisions for both insulated and direct connections (magnetics-less == cheaper chipset, lower power consumption etc) for board to board communications then a smaller/sturdier connector plus PoE built in would solve every problem USB tried to solve including the ones it introduced.