Why aren’t motherboards mostly USB-C by now?::I’m beginning to think that the Windows PC that I built in 2015 is ready for retirement (though if Joe Biden can be president at 78, maybe this PC can last until 2029?). In looking at new des…

  • Patches@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Because people like having options. The same reason they buy an 80k base sequoia on the off chance (read: never) get a boat and need to tow it.

    It makes them feel bad to close doors of opportunity for no reason.

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      1 year ago

      What opportunities? We now have even external GPUs over USB-C.

      And you can’t turn the cheapo Aldi/Medion PC in a gaming rig, the mainboard just can’t do it.