Thread: New USB Plug Standard :)
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Old 12-07-2013, 02:17 PM   #78
speakingtohe
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
The different ends of the USB standard are intended to prevent people connecting devices in a way that won't work. USB is a host/client standard. By having host devices with one plug/socket and clients with another, people can't connect host to host or client to client.

Perhaps people are now familiar enough with USB that this won't be a problem, but I anticipate lots of people trying to connect two client devices together and wondering why nothing happens.
So why do they sell us those M/M F/F adapters?

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