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Thunderbolt becomes part of the USB spec, everything else stays the same, and you're planning to throw out your devices and buy new ones?

• sandworm101 6y ago
  No. I'm planning on keeping the stuff I have and leapfrogging the current pile of USB-C standards. Once they settle down, probably the week before the USB-D connector comes out, then I'll consider buying all new devices.
  • shawnz 6y ago
    Wouldn't it be even smarter to wait for USB-E, or USB-F? People need connectivity today, not some arbitrary time in the future. If you don't need the performance of USB 3/4, then why don't you just continue using your USB 2 equipment that still works perfectly fine? You seem to be implying that eliminating backwards compatibility from USB would make things easier for you, but it sounds like it would actually just make things harder for you.
    • sandworm101 6y ago
      Not really. My phone is work a few hundred. My laptops say a few thousand. And all the other devices at least a thousand more. Getting rid of all that ever few years for something as minor as charging time is wasteful. So I don't chase latest standards.
  • wlesieutre 6y ago
    USB C power delivery chargers will work the same as before, but if something wants to claim USB 4 compatibility they're required to support power delivery charging (it's an optional part of USB 3). So if you want to make sure chargers all work USB 4 ought to be a good opportunity for you.