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Re:Nexus 4′s Glass Back, the Worst Idea Since the Last Phone... by Tichy on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @09:19AM (#4842609)
The Micro-USB connector is not square.

With normal USB, true, it can be annoying to find the right orientation, but they still seem to be zillions of times more sturdy than the cables before them. Remember PS2 with those tiny pins inside?

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Re:Nexus 4′s Glass Back, the Worst Idea Since the Last Phone... by Osmium on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @11:13AM (#4843227)
Agreed. The fact that we managed to get a versatile, standardised cable is a miracle and one I'm grateful for. But just because PS2 was bad, doesn't mean USB couldn't be better.

Sadly, every micro USB cable needs a "normal" (Male A) USB connector at the other end.

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Re:Nexus 4′s Glass Back, the Worst Idea Since the Last Phone... by Tichy on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @03:18PM (#4844473)
Sure, I have nothing against improvements :-)
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