USBefuddled: Untangling the Rat’s Nest of USB-C Standards and Cables
&gt;USB 4 basically implements Thunderbolt 3 inside the USB spec, making it a requirement for all USB 4 controllers<p>That is not true. The support of Thunderbolt 3 is optional under USB4 spec. Along with a few other nitpick that is not entirely accurate. But it gets the point across<p>And its time to tell the unpopular story again. ( Because USB-C Supporters hate it )<p>Trying to help a lawyer out and trying to explain why the $5.00 USB-C cable he&#x27;d bought from Amazon wasn&#x27;t delivering 4K video to his expensive monitor AND powering his laptop too.<p>Me: OK: so its a USB-C cable, but its not a high data rate USB-C cable.<p>Him: But, its a USB-C Cable.<p>Me: but, no, not all USB-C cables are high speed cables. And some of them can&#x27;t do high speed and power delivery<p>Him: but... its a USB-C cable: it plugs into the port.<p>Me: Um... just because it plugs in, doesn&#x27;t mean its going to work. You can have USB-C cables that are actually slower than the old USB ports.<p>Him: but.... shouldn&#x27;t it just work?<p>And so on. For... 15? more minutes? maybe 30? I finally got him to buy a &quot;proper&quot; belkin USB-C cable .<p>This basically sums up everything that is wrong with Tech thinking vs User Thinking.