I can see the conflict here. Thunderbolt 3/4 cables are not cheap, as they're often active cables[0]. And I don't mean how Thunderbolt cables have a chip at o

I can see the conflict here. Thunderbolt 3/4 cables are not cheap, as they're often active cables[0]. And I don't mean how Thunderbolt cables have a chip at one end, I mean properly active, with chips at each end. At that point, the cable becomes a major cost of the phone, and I think a relatively small number of people will really want/need the high speeds from Thunderbolt 3/4, hence the USB-2.0 cable being included in the box. [0]: See https://www.ifixit.com/News/14305/what-makes-the-thunderbolt-cable-lightning-fast https://www.ifixit.com/News/14305/what-makes-the-thunderbolt... for example.