This 'fact' gets batted around so often and its incredibly misunderstood. That is saying that in the worst case, where everything goes wrong, the cable can last

This 'fact' gets batted around so often and its incredibly misunderstood. That is saying that in the worst case, where everything goes wrong, the cable can last no less than X cycles, ever. Also, it's not 16. Also, these new connectors have the exact same rating as the prior 8-pin connectors.