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How much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables? (lemmy.ml)
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IIUC USB-C puts less mechanical stress on the port and more on the cable connector, so instead of the port breaking the cable should break.

Circular connectors wouldn't be backwards-compatible either, and would be much harder to manufacture at the size of USB-C. I actually can't think of circular connectors with more than 2 data channels that can be plugged in in any rotation - do you have an example? All the ones I can think of (PS/2, XLR) have a set orientation.

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