The impossible dream of USB-C
I'll go further than this. USB-C isn't misguided, problematic or questionable. It's insanity.<p>Take a given cable and there's a number of dimensions you need to considered:<p>- Supported power standards (none, USB, various other wattages and standards)<p>- Supported bandwidth. I think some don't even support data transfer (which might include the USB-C cable that comes with the Apple Macbook charger)<p>- Supported modes (USB, Thunderbolt, DisplayPort?)<p>There's no colour scheme that can adequately handle all the possible variations.<p>But there are other problems: it makes no sense to have all 4 ports on a 15" Macbook Pro (for example) support power. You only need one port to charge with. I think I read that not all the ports on the 13" Macbook Pro are the same (in terms of capabilities).<p>This is just strikes me as a (hollow) victory for principle ("one port/cable to rule them all") over pragmatism. This always reminds me of the quote: a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.<p>This whole thing is expensive, unnecessary, user-unfriendly and confusing (to the average user).