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Just because a technology is better than nothing or became popular doesn't mean it's good. There is plenty of bad engineering in the world that might be better

• shawnz 6y ago
  But it's not just better than nothing. It is good, even great. It does exactly what I need without issue and has worked reliably for me for decades. It may not be perfectly elegant and beautiful in every technical aspect of its design but that doesn't really matter to me. You might say Firewire could have provided the same for me, but Firewire wasn't widely deployed or adopted. Therefore it could not have replaced USB for my use cases. That may not be a technical issue, but I don't really care as a user if the failure of Firewire is technical or not. Technical superiority is only a small piece of the puzzle. Plus, I think you are underestimating the technical advantages which led to USB's success (e.g. low cost).
  • usr1106 6y ago
    > It is good, even great. It does exactly what I need without issue and has worked reliably USB1 and USB2 still work fine despite being less than ideal engineering. Tolerances are big enough at lower speeds. USB3 can be unreliable (e.g. for cameras) because limits set by the laws of physics get too close for cheap implementations. That's no longer good. Especially if we are forced to use that in professional set-ups, where a couple of cents or even Euros/dollars would not harm. The problem is now that you cannot put that tiny bit of money on the table and you get a reliable product. As the discussion showed even certified and known brands' USB3 products can be unreliable.