You have to consider that initially it was supposed to be connector for stuff like mouses or keyboards or gamepads or printers. 12Mbits. But yeah that was only

You have to consider that initially it was supposed to be connector for stuff like mouses or keyboards or gamepads or printers. 12Mbits. But yeah that was only one of many misdesigns along the way. Like making turning ports on and off optional features, mini-usb (seriously, none other usb version I've seen failed as often as mini-usb connectors), just how overcomplicated USB-PD is, or the recent mess in USB-C cabling.