[eurleif]

>because they would, together with a common USB C cable, allow creating the forbidden USB A to USB A cable

Not hard to do this regardless. Amazon sells A-to-A cables[0]; and Unicomp keyboards for example have a USB-A port in the back, and connect to PCs with a bundled A-to-A cable. Seems like preventing this is a lost cause.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-1-5ft-24AWG-Cable-Plated/dp...

[hughesjj]

I have more USB switches and kvms that do a-a instead of a-b than I care to admit

[silon42]

Yeah, USB switch for keyboard/mouse is the reason I expect to be using USB-A (or the "illegal" adapter) for few decades more.