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> If you use USB devices on a regular basis, you'll remember which way USB ports are oriented, and you can just look at the end of the USB cable to see which way it needs to go in.

You shouldn't need to remember orientation or look at it! You're apologising for a bad design.

> Power and bandwidth aren't even related to connector type.

Not true! For example the max bandwidth you can currently put through USB-A is 10 Gbps with USB 3.1. Through USB-C it's up to 50 Gbps with Thunderbolt 3.




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