Comment on When something still uses micro USB in 2025
Psythik@lemmy.world 1 month agoBecause the cables are difficult to plug in and break constantly. What was most frustrating about the standard was that the previous one, mini-USB, was considerably better by an order of magnitude. The connection wasn’t flimsy as hell, for one.
The robustness of USB-C reminds me of mini-, which is the main reason why prefer it. I also appreciate that you can plug the cable in any direction and it’ll always work, every time. You can even plug it in reverse and it will still work, something we’ve never had in a USB cable before. Micro- sucks so much ass that I can’t believe that anyone would prefer it to over mini- or -C.
Professorozone@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I prefer the new standard too, but are you actually getting rid of perfectly functioning old stuff because of the connector?
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 1 month ago
No. I’m not, and I don’t think anyone in the comments that I’ve read are saying that either. Geesh!
Stuff ages out. Stuff breaks. Old stuff gets relegated to a drawer or re-purposed. All that (most?) people here are saying is that when you do buy something new, there’s an expectation that it use the current standard.
Professorozone@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I would agree with that. I just don’t have the level of hate for the old standard that everyone else seems to have. But as it was pointed out, this IS mildly infuriating so I can see that. My biggest complaint with it is that it is very hard to see which way it goes since the taper is subtle, especially if it’s dark.