Comment by doubled112

Seems it is going backward to me too.

At one point I remember hooking up a computer being like one of those shape puzzles we give children. If you can match them they'll work. No two of my devices used the same cable or port, but if it fit it'd work.

Keyboard switched to PS/2 so those and PS/2 mice were confusing, but eventually they standardized on colours.

USB came out and you could just plug it in wherever. This was great.

And now? 20 combinations of cable features with the same socket but all do something else. I can only imagine what the return rate will be for stuff like this.