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by arghwhat 2547 days ago
It's a bit finger-pointy, but it is also a pretty darn stupid mistake.

That USB-C is complicated is all the more reason for just taking the pre-provided mandatory design for things, and to test with at least a few cables. Having worked in hardware before, this seems very careless.

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>and to test with at least a few cables

I'm sure they did, but I can easily see beta testers missing this. I have a rat's nest of no-name USB cables, and if I pulled out one that didn't power a known working device from a known working adapter, I'd probably just chuck it in the bin.

Someone trustworthy should enumerate and tag all the possible USB-C cable configurations and sell them as a bundle for testing purposes.