[rgersten]

As others have pointed out, there's a lot to be exited about. I definitely see this as a big step forward.

That said, I think the connector shape is flawed. I've seen too many micro USB connectors break off in phones because it's hard to make something that small strong enough for movement from the cable. I wish they would have chosen something closer to the lightning connector or magnetic for durability. I'd hate to have to replace the main point of connectivity of an ultra-thin laptop.

[bryanlarsen]

Type C was designed to be more durable than micro-USB.

[rgersten]

I'm sure, and there's probably a ton of other considerations that went into this design e.g. space savings in laptops, manufacturing costs, etc. I just really like not worrying about connectors breaking after replacing laptops and cellphones early because of broken power/micro-USB jacks.

[sliken]

Microusb was designed to be more durable than mini-USB, but failed horribly at it.

[cmyr]

From all accounts the connector is quite similar to a lightning connector.