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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by dgfgfdagasdfgfa on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @07:02PM (#13536733)
If it's an upgrade, why are people still calling it "USB"? This isn't semver; people don't ask what version of the cable you have. I still don't understand the difference between USB-1 and USB-2 except I shouldn't charge over USB-1. I don't own any USB-3 peripherals, let alone USB-C.

This is going to haunt technical support for literally decades.

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @07:35PM (#13536960)
> why are people still calling it "USB"?

Because you can still run the USB 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, and 3.0 protocols over it

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by dgfgfdagasdfgfa on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:40PM (#13537698)
This may be true (and it's an important saving grace), but it's the ports and cables people interact with, NOT the protocol.

I wish they had simply called it "ngSB" or something like that. People understand the need for converters; it's the branding that's terrible.

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by JimmyAustin on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @12:46AM (#13538587)
Counterpoint: People call the USB ports on phones (micro/mini) USB, despite not being compatible with the full sized port.
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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by zer0t3ch on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @07:02PM (#13536738)
I just told you why: it's still universal.

USBC is no less Universal than micro USB.

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