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I never knew that USB-C extensions are not allowed for a reason (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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There is a reason for USB-C extensions not to be part of the standard. They can be bothersome in the best case and dangerous in the worst.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Technically extension cables were not part of the original USB spec, either, but that did not prevent oodles of them from appearing pretty much instantly. They solved a problem, there was a need, and thus they happened.

I.e. there never was supposed to be any such thing as a passive male USB-A to female USB-A cable, and yet pretty much every little MP3 player from 2001 to about 2005 came with one regardless.