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Re:How many kinds of USB-C to USB-C cables are there? by taneq on Monday July 15, 2019 @11:45PM (#20447312)
All they need to do now is to drop the name USB in favour of SPC/OSB - Single Purpose Cable w/ Optional Serial Bus.

The whole thing makes a mockery of the core reason for USB to exist, which was so we wouldn't need a unique cable for each device. And so here we are...

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Re:How many kinds of USB-C to USB-C cables are there? by onemoresoop on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @12:28AM (#20447466)
Thats absolutely right as the U stands for universal, and theres nothing universal in it anymore
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