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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoShouldn’t being able to identify which cable is used for which application be part of a standard? You brought up light bulbs- imagine if they didn’t tell you the wattage? But they do. They print it right on the bulb.
minus-squareAbsentBird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI agree with you, but I don’t think that makes it a poor example; those different cables aren’t competing standards, they’re different types of USB-C cables. They should absolutely label the cables though, big oversight on the standard there.
Shouldn’t being able to identify which cable is used for which application be part of a standard?
You brought up light bulbs- imagine if they didn’t tell you the wattage? But they do. They print it right on the bulb.
I agree with you, but I don’t think that makes it a poor example; those different cables aren’t competing standards, they’re different types of USB-C cables. They should absolutely label the cables though, big oversight on the standard there.