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> And even USB-C is a mess of conflicting and confusing optional specifications. Certainly one that Apple didn't struggle to navigate, considering they designe
by talldayo 2y ago
> And even USB-C is a mess of conflicting and confusing optional specifications.
Certainly one that Apple didn't struggle to navigate, considering they designed Thunderbolt around the specification.
- troupo 2y agoAs I understand, original Thunderbolt was mostly Intel's work, and Apple figured out how to have it with the mini-DP connector. Later Thunderbolt is Intel doing the right thing: they took many of the features that USB-C lists as optional, and made them required for Thunderbolt specification. That's why the first M1 Macbook was Thunderbolt-capable/enabled, not fully Thunderbolt certified