[walterbell]

This future would benefit from universal, non-proprietary docking stations, for the same reason we have standardized plugs/sockets for power, ethernet, USB, etc.

[blinkingled]

Yep, and Microsoft still has the clout to push OEMs to make that happen.

[vidarh]

The new USB Type C standard can provide up to 100W of power, while at the same time letting you use it to send DisplayPort (and you can connect to HDMI or DVI devices with a simple adapter) signalling. And your network connection.

But with wireless charging + wireless data/display casting chances are it won't be that long before you won't need a wire for any of this most of the time.

[walterbell]

There are still some security advantages to dedicated KVM ports, compared to shared transports like wireless and USB.

[vidarh]

That may be so, but how many people do you think will care?

[walterbell]

The few with financially valuable digital assets?

[vidarh]

In my experience, the people I know with the most assets are also the most careless people I know when it comes to security (passwords includes initials + birth date, name of children, name of the family dog and similar...)

That includes several quite wealthy tech founders...