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> Either way, this is an incredibly common device that can be damaged by incompatible hardware where it's difficult to determine compatibility without bricking
by chimeracoder 5y ago
> Either way, this is an incredibly common device that can be damaged by incompatible hardware where it's difficult to determine compatibility without bricking the device.
This is 100% Nintendo's fault for using the USB-C connector type but not actually bothering to adhere to the USB-C specification.
- mjevans 5y agoIt would be OK if they didn't claim to be complaint, and FAILED SAFELY when used with complaint devices. The issue is that they're both not compliant AND fail in a non-safe bad way.
- chimeracoder 5y agoIMO the issue is that they fail unsafe, whether or not they claim compliance. Nintendo doesn't claim compliance, but if they're using the connector shape, it should comply with the spec for power delivery (which is honestly not even hard to do).
- notatoad 5y agoagain though, this is bad but not a flaw in usb-c. a manufacturer created a device that violates the spec. MicroUSB devices can also be bricked by using non-conforming cables and power adapters, but fortunately devices like that are rare because the spec has existed long enough that all the bad devices have been flushed out of the market. manufacturers having made stupid decisions in the past does not mean we shouldn't make USB-C better now.
- tremon 5y agoIt absolutely is a flaw in usb-c that a large manufacturer can create a device that violates the spec and not face serious repercussions.
- mortenjorck 5y agoExactly. If you're going to base your interconnect on an industry standard, you have two options as far as I'm concerned: A) Follow the spec B) Make your off-spec interconnect physically incompatible with standard devices Going off-spec with a compatible and physically indistinguishable connector is an "attractive nuisance," to use the tort term.