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by Dylan16807 1135 days ago
> The fact there are different cables is what makes USB-C stupid.

If you pretend you only need 60 watts, there is only one kind of cable.

> My dad had a USB-C cable for his android tablet. When I got him an iPad he tried using the same cable. It wouldn’t change. That makes the whole point of USB-C pointless

That wasn't because of multiple kinds of cable. That was defective equipment. They're not the same problem.
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throwaway2990 1134 days ago
No. The cable charges 1 device but not the other. That is because the whole USB-C spec is trash.

Why do you so desperately try to defend rubbish hardware like USB-C?

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Dylan16807 1134 days ago
It's not the spec's fault.

I'm not defending the defective hardware.

The cable, or one of the devices involved, isn't following the spec.

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throwaway2990 1133 days ago
100% is the specs fault. It tries to solve all of life’s problems. But only creates more. There should be 1 spec for a cable. Period. It should be universal.
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Dylan16807 1133 days ago
For basic charging cables, there is only one kind.

And the spec was ignored.

You think removing unrelated cables from the spec would make manufacturers do a better job at basic charging cables? I doubt it.

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