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Re:I’ve made a Cursed USB-C 2.0 device by williamscales on Monday March 22, 2021 @02:01PM (#26544317)
I've asked a lot of hardware engineers why ethernet is not simply used for everything.

I've never gotten a real answer, one that involves technical reasons. It could be done, but it isn't.

I guess people like having different kinds of cables?

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Re:I’ve made a Cursed USB-C 2.0 device by danielEM on Monday March 22, 2021 @08:51PM (#26549562)
World would be prettier with just ethernet (aldo it is not perfect)
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