[lee_s]

That's kinda the point, the new USB-C monitors have built-in USB hubs and charging. So you only need one cable to plug in all of your monitors and USB devices. It's going to take a little while for everyone to get there, but for now there are ~$80 hubs that will break out all of these ports.

> I still can't get over the fact that you can't plug your new iPhone 7 into your new Macbook Pro without a dongle.

You've never been able to though? There is a USB-C to Lightning cable.

[stouset]

I think he means, it doesn't even come in the box. Buy a MacBook Pro, buy an iPhone, and you can't even use one to charge the other without buying a separate cable or an adapter.

[bichiliad]

> You've never been able to though? There is a USB-C to Lightning cable.

I think it was more a complaint about the fact that you'd have to buy an additional adapter to be able to connect the two.

[FireBeyond]

So your argument is now not "you don't need to buy all manner of dongles" and instead "You just need to buy one of these new USB-C monitors"?

[lee_s]

No, I just think the one cable solution with a USB-C monitor is really neat. I won't be getting one for personal use because they're too expensive right now.

I'll be picking up one of the $60-100 hubs/docks that have a single USB-C connector and HDMI/Ethernet/USB-A to connect all of my devices. When the monitors are cheaper in 4 years I'll buy one of those.

My point was that we're actually moving to a really good solution where you can plug in a single, non-proprietary cable and get all the throughput and peripheral connectors you could ever need. It's not even particularly expensive compared to a dock 5-10 years ago.