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All of this talk about testing and labeling doesn't make sense to me or likely any layperson. I don't want to have to know what capabilities a cable needs and t
by jack_h 3y ago
All of this talk about testing and labeling doesn't make sense to me or likely any layperson. I don't want to have to know what capabilities a cable needs and then compare it to a label and I really don't want to have to test a cable to see if it will work for my intended use case.
I want to be able to grab any USB cable and have it work regardless of my intended use. If that is impossible because the standard is so complex then we really should have different connectors. The entire point of it being universal is that regardless of circumstance it will work. Somehow that has morphed into the connector being universal while the actual utility of each cable is not; the latter of which is the only thing people really care about.
- izacus 3y agoNot being able to plug a mouse or a keyboard into a 40GBps USB4.0 laptop connector just because those devices only need the USB2.0 protocol is a dumbarse idea. Just like having to pay for a 40GBps USB4 controller in a mouse which needs USB 1 speeds. Despite all the whining here from "hackers", the current situation is undoubtedly better.