• Eiri@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    There should be a way to make it simpler.

    Idk, something like “for USB 4 you NEED all of these”.

    Or maybe USB 4 with levels like bronze, silver, etc.

    Or make displaying data rate, display and charging capabilities all mandatory on all ports…

    I’m not sure what, but “it’s a USB port; look in the manual and if you’re lucky you might learn what it does exactly” ain’t it.

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      3 months ago

      People do not want to be limited to 1m long cords or only have thick and stiff Thunderbolt3 cords with 20 different conductors for a wired mouse.

      Minimum specs like you are proposing just make the standard less useful and would lead to more competing specs that aren’t compatible at all (a la lightning cables).

      To be a truly “universal” spec, flexibility is king.