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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by easton on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:09AM (#28630285)
Not soon, now. My MacBook was advertised as being USB4 compliant, since Apple probably feels funny about using the trademarked "Thunderbolt" name now that they don't have Intel chips in their hardware.

USB 4 is mostly Thunderbolt 3 but without Intel determining whether you can use the name. (There's some differences, but most devices seem to use them interchangeably).

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by dmitriid on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:17AM (#28630405)
> USB 4 is mostly Thunderbolt 3

The second link shows exactly how USB 4 is not Thunderbolt, and why Apple can't use Thunderbolt with the new Macs.

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