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Why Does USB Have to Be So Complicated?
USB was already complicated, but it's getting even more confusing with USB4. Why can't USB just be simple and easy to understand?
www.howtogeek.com
I was hoping that USB4 type C would be a simpler to understand version, but it's not.
Here's an example:
“Once the specifications are released, there will be a new round of confusion, it’s going to be USB4, but you have to qualify what USB4 means, because there are different grades. USB4, by definition, has to be [at least] Gen 2×2, so it will give you 10 Gbps by 2, that’s 20 Gbps. There’s going to be USB4 Gen 3×2, which is 20 Gbps per lane. 20 by 2 will give you 40 Gbps.”
Why Apple still uses Lightning on iPhones
"It’s similar in size to a USB-C connector, but it’s proprietary. Apple makes its own Lightning cables, but other manufacturers can also make them. There’s just one catch: Apple has to certify the cables and provide a special hardware chip that lets them work. Unlike with USB, manufacturers can’t make flakey cables that appear to work but have problems. Apple has a veto thanks to MFi certification."
There’s also just one type of Lightning cable. There aren’t different “modes” that can exist on a Lightning cable and confusingly named generations like “Lightning 3.2 Gen 2×2” and “Lightning4.”
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