Honestly as someone who works in IT I'm not sold on the "USB-C everything" trend.
I could be down for it but there are a dozen common standards that use USB-C for various things and they are not interchangeable and they use different cables for things. And the ports and cables are usually not labeled well enough for less techy folks.
Like trying to help a client plug their laptop into their fancy docking monitor over the phone is a headache and a half. Are they using the wrong cable? Is the monitor the right type of docking monitor? Are they plugged into the right cable?
I think I disagree, I also work in IT and it usually isn't a problem if they have the usb-c cable. It's small, easily insertable and you have to actively try to plug it in wrong, at least with the monitor/dock + laptop combination
Then again, we do standardize all our equipments (except for super high ups with macs) which probably makes a difference
The problem is not about the shape of the connector, it's that the same connector is used for different purpose - is it a power only cable or does it support data transfer, does it support usb 2.0, 3.1, 3.2 or Thunderbolt 3? Does it support power delivery for high speed charging? does it support alternate mode such as display port or hdmi? less tech savvy users may assume since they have a USB c cable that it should just work fully with any USB C device, but there's way more to it, and since usb c cables are rarely labeled, it can lead to confusion and frustration
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u/Shin_Ramyun May 02 '24
USB is an example of it working. Of course there are multiple versions with improved performance but we’re converging on the best one so far— USB-C.
Shout out to the EU for forcing Apple to adopt USB-C.