> There is no reason, absolutely no reason at all There is a reason: cost. A lower-capability cable is cheaper to make, and people don't want to pay more when

> There is no reason, absolutely no reason at all There is a reason: cost. A lower-capability cable is cheaper to make, and people don't want to pay more when the lower capability (often just power) is all they need. If every cable had to be made to the absolute highest spec, people would complain about that too. There are also economies of scale etc. from using the same connector. Yes, the situation is bad. Worse than it needs to be. Better branding and labeling and OS diagnostics would all help. But "absolutely no reason" is still either naive or exaggeration.