I genuinely think that USB-C (the connector) has a huge problem, and I’m pretty sure most of HN knows it. Users everywhere expect that physically compatible plu

I genuinely think that USB-C (the connector) has a huge problem, and I’m pretty sure most of HN knows it. Users everywhere expect that physically compatible plugs in normal consumer devices imply some degree of comparability. Unfortunately because we use USB-C (the connector) for almost every imaginable kind of interconnect these days, most devices have a complicated matrix of things they will and won’t support, and so do cables. I don’t know how users are expected to become educated about this. “Why won’t my display work when I plug it in using x cable, on y single, but will work when I use z cable on q dongle” is such a common question I hear, and I don’t know how to explain it to people other than just to use trial and error. Apple needs to come up with some way of at least commonly labelling things to imply compatibility if they don’t want to confuse and alienate people. I am aware it isn’t just Apple with this problem, but USB-C (the connector) is perceived by most Apple users as an Apple thing.