| > First, market forces already standardized on two main standards. So, one standard too many. Especially when one of those standards is held hostage by one corporation. > Is USB-C really the end-game of charging connectors? It's close enough, we can already see that improvements have been incredibly incremental already. Hell, it would have been fine to stick to micro-B or even mini-B. > What about mag-safe-style connectors? You already have people building those as third-party dongles. Clearly it doesn't have to be part of the spec. > Does a phone necessarily need a charging connector at all Yes. Wireless charging is inherently far less efficient than wired charging. > and might there not be advantages to not having one? No. To steal a quote from yourself: this is unambiguously a bad idea. |