Watch: What you need to know about USB-C and Thunderbolt 3
Apple's decision to pare down connectivity options on its latest MacBook laptops to USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 has left some users confused about each protocol's unique capabilities and limitations. AppleInsider presents a short history of the two standards and how they coexist in Apple's latest devices.
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So far, I've seen no evidence that Intel will license a primary controller chip to be used in any ARM-based mobile devices, and it's silly to expect that when USB 3.x speeds would be a huge boost in performance over devices still using USB 2.0 controllers. Additionally, Apple does use the USB protocol in their iDevices.
The mantra at Appex, Inc. will be "never do anything that someone else hasn't already done." The mascot can be a sheep.
It's like the story about Apple requiring app-specific passwords for third-party apps that access iCloud. It adds a layer of inconvenience for the user, so why do it? Until someone mentioned in the comments that it prevents a rogue developer from accessing my primary credentials, I hadn't thought of that. I now see that a minor inconvenience provides the benefit of greater security.
If there's something Apple could do better, it would be COMMUNICATING. Instead of quietly sitting back while users complain about things like the proprietary nature of the Lightning connector, they could be shouting from the rooftops that shutting out potentially dangerous peripherals is GOOD for users.