There is definitely something to be said for standards. Standards are good. They're good for consumers, users, and, frankly, even good for the companies that adhere to them. The electronics world today is mostly - mostly - standards compliant, until you find that one oddity that has a Unique and Different Power Supply (Nintendo, I'm looking at you).
Do you know what it's like to need to perform some plumbing with a 5/8 inch nut when you only possess metric wrenches? Yeah. That's a good idea of competing standards.
Apple still does their own thing, too. "Standards? We have our own, thanks." And just when you got used to Thunderbolt connectors and get everyone connected with USB A, along comes USB 3 and suddenly all your cables are antiquated. Fuckers. So how do we fix this problem?
More adapters.
I actually really like the USB-C standard and appreciate technology moving toward it. I'm definitely not bitching about progress. What I am bitching about is my huge collection of cables that I can no longer keep track of. The ironic end result is that, when I do finally need one and get frustrated from rummaging through them all and not finding it, I just go buy another to add to the collection.
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