> All it does is stifle future work on connectors And that's exactly the point! Stop pretending you are special and use the same connector as anybody else. If

> All it does is stifle future work on connectors And that's exactly the point! Stop pretending you are special and use the same connector as anybody else. If you really, really need a new connector: 1. propose a new standard; 2. make it retro-compatible with all the existing devices; 3. leave some slack for the next one who will need some more capabilities; 4. the parliament will declare your standard the new one.