So long as the port itself is full-featured, it's good to keep the plugs the same. The real issue here is with our marketplaces. Amazon in particular is notori

So long as the port itself is full-featured, it's good to keep the plugs the same. The real issue here is with our marketplaces. Amazon in particular is notorious for allowing counterfeits with very little recourse available to the end customer. This has heavily incentivized uncertified products, because there is not enough value in accurate advertising to pay for certification in the first place. Shoppers who care know to trust reviews instead of listings. Shoppers who do get a fraudulent cable will just get a refund; and the seller will just keep selling bullshit. The marketplaces that care about accuracy love this situation. They get to take a larger cut from heavily overpriced cables, because they can brag about certification. Why would Best Buy ever try to get more competition? That would only hurt their margins.