Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility

At such times I wish the USB consortium would flex their muscles. A high profile case that maliciously breaks interoperability.

USB consortium itself has written a standard for implementing DRM to restrict third party accessories. Which isn't even what Nintendo used there.

Still, don't expect anything good to come from them on that front.

If USB consortium cared about being consumer friendly, they would have mandated that USB cables clearly mark their capabilities, and require that every cable must transmit data.

Instead we have this mess where you don't know whether a cable is good for laptop charging, and whether that same cable can be used for data in addition to charging. (skipping that data wire saves a few cents, that sounds like a great idea!)

So nothing will come out of them regarding Nintendo's behavior.

People often buy USB cables without data wires for security reasons, so personally I would like to keep them around.