[nardi]

This is actually an argument in favor of USB-C, since it's likely that faster versions of the standard will overtake Thunderbolt in the future.

[TwoBit]

There will be a Thunderbolt 2 which stays a few steps ahead by then.

[lostlogin]

It always seems a bit like Bluetooth to me, as in "this next version is going to be great."

[stouset]

They're already on Thunderbolt 3.