[Roritharr]

Nothing special about it, its standardized. Actually Apple just released a Notebook that has NO proprietary ports anymore. As a Surface User I find this astonishing and great.

On top of this I find it weird that people say they have to carry 20 Apple branded dongles. Depending on your use-case there is already type-c usb hubs with HDMI Ports, or Ethernet Ports, or both.[1]

The thing is, I love the USB-C TB3 Ports and I love Apple's decision to drag the industry kicking and screaming into a reality where an Office can have a Monitor that is a Thunderbolt 3 Hub, connected with Ethernet and peripherals, that work with both Windows and Mac. This will revolutionize flex-desk setups for big organizations and Co-Workingspaces everywhere. Imo it's worth to have this transition period where people drag a dongle with them to achieve this.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Resolution-Aluminum-MacBook-ChromeBoo...

[farm_code]

And then replace laptop with your phone. Continuum.

[LoSboccacc]

macbook users tend to overlap with iphone users. so there's that, no hub I know has also a thunderbolt. will happen given enough time and the current demand, but if this was the direction engineering went with the laptop, a revolutionary iphone would have had two usb c

[jsjohnst]

> no hub I know has also a thunderbolt

Belkin, Elgato, OWC and others sell them. I use the Belkin one and it works great.

[Roritharr]

Correct, Apple's decision to insist on lightning for the iPhone is a bad one considering where the wind is blowing.