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mini USB: octobrer 2000 to january 2007 (6 years, 3 months) micro USB: january 2007 to august 2014 (7 years, 7 months) USB-C: august 2014 - ? (5+ years) I ho
by herogreen 7y ago
mini USB: octobrer 2000 to january 2007 (6 years, 3 months)
micro USB: january 2007 to august 2014 (7 years, 7 months)
USB-C: august 2014 - ? (5+ years)
I hope we keep increasing the lifespan of the "suggested" mobile-device USB form factor, to increase convenience and (slightly) reduce environmental impact.
- SnarkAsh 7y agoAt least when you had a micro USB or mini USB cable, you knew it would be compatible with everything of the same form factor. USB-C's form factor might stick around longer, but its compatibility problems are going to be much worse.
- B1FF_PSUVM 7y agoNot to mention that software may disable your hardware's USB ports if it thinks they're dirty - a feature in Android 10, if I read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20868164 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20868164 right
- lstamour 7y agoIt's very likely we'll hit a point where the connector (Type-C) doesn't change, but the cable standards do. Just like how USB Type-A has been very stable, or HDMI, DisplayPort and mini-DP. That said, I don't see USB Micro-B disappearing anytime soon. And everything USB power delivery is an improvement over how we used to do power via randomly-sized DC connectors. I remember spending quite awhile looking for alternative power adapters for my PSP-1000 which did have its own micro USB port. Don't get me started on proprietary cellphone power adapters... or the various 30-pin connectors ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_connector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_connector
- InitialLastName 7y agoAt least Type-C is permanently reversible, where MicroUSB is just destructively reversible.
- robertoandred 7y agoDock Connector: April 2003 to September 2012 (9 years, 5 months) Lightning Connector: September 2012 - ???? (7+ years)