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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by fortran77 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @10:25AM (#38333484)
Microsoft had a magnetic connector on the Surface laptops so I don’t thing patents are standing in the way.
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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by userbinator on Sunday November 19, 2023 @04:44PM (#38338517)
Even before that, magnetic power connectors were common on kitchen appliances like kettles and fryers.
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