Re:Apple rumored to subvert EU Rules by nerfing USB-C on iPh...
by SR2Z on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @06:29PM
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As someone who doesn't know about USB-IF but has used all kinds of cheap Amazon USB-C cables: this issue is stupid and overblown.
99% of the time, all I need from the cable is <60W of power capacity. I don't need data, and I wouldn't even notice if the cable was 1Gbps or 40Gbps.
I've literally never had a problem with _that_ use case.
Even when I need the cable for data transmission, all of the ones I have are either from my phone, laptop, dock, etc., etc. and follow standards, or are from no-name Amazon brands but _still_ seem to follow the spec completely fine.
Sure there are exceptions like the Nintendo Switch, but virtually all devices at that price point can handle bad cables.
And so? How many people know that USB-IF exists? How many people know how to tell if USB-IF has certified a cable? If you don't have the packaging, how do you know if the cable is certified?
The USB-IF is pretty inadequate here, even if we ignore the existence of fake certifications. They can't even work out how to mark the different USB-C cables so you know which ones are what kind, leading to all sorts of problems and confusion for users.