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Is it really? Why shouldn't we also regulate connectors as a physical medium to ensure the flow of information and electricity between compatible devices? It's

Is it really? Why shouldn't we also regulate connectors as a physical medium to ensure the flow of information and electricity between compatible devices? It's a ridiculous comparison, but only because Apple's blatant failure to innovate brought us here. We're not even forcing them to use Thunderbolt or USB-3.0 speeds, it just needs to plug-in the same as other phones.

judge2020 4y ago
> Why shouldn't we also regulate connectors as a physical medium to ensure the flow of information and electricity between compatible devices? I think you misunderstand - regulating the physical medium (the actual shape of the USB-C receptacle and outlet) is all we've done. There is no regulation on how you label/market cables and ports for their capabilities, so there is a 'wild west' right now in that your device has a USB-C plug, but certain features might not be supported by each end of the device, or even the cable. For example, unless you got a pretty nice USB-C<->DP monitor included with your display, your run-of-the-mill $10 Amazon USB-C->DP might not work due to strict signal integrity (read: cable build quality) requirements when MST is absent[0]. 0: https://sebvance.medium.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-macbook-pros-and-their-lack-of-displayport-mst-multi-stream-98ce33d64af4 https://sebvance.medium.com/everything-you-need-to-know-abou...