Microsoft wants a version of USB-C that “just works” consistently across all PCs

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• Lembot_0002@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Microsoft has never shown any respect for the standards. All they want is vendor lock. Fuck Microsoft.

  P.S. And I’m not even talking about the obvious inability for Microsoft to make things that “just work”. Like at all. All their soft is a huge pile of unmaintainable clutches.

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  • Droechai@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I do enjoy DirectX and the Plug and Play standards though

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    • Lembot_0002@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      DirectX

      A classical example of Microsoft’s vendor lock.

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• barkingspiders@infosec.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  xkcd.com/927/

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  • Midnitte@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Doesn’t really apply here - Microsoft is just using its clout to make things work more like they’re expected to:

    But some of that confusion persists. A weakness built into the USB-C from the very beginning was that the specification for the physical connector was always separate from the specifications for the USB protocol itself… Microsoft is using its Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP) for PC companies to mandate support for charging, display output, and at least 5Gbps USB speeds on all USB-C ports built into all PCs…

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    • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Somewhat pointless without all cables supporting those features, though.

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    • ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It applies. The Microsoft requirements are different than the standard requirements. Stricter in some ways, but more lenient in others.

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