Well Intel finally released thunderbolt port licenseing fees so itās free to use by anyone now without having to it pay itās royalty fee. So we may see this standard come about faster now itās free to use
USB-4 unveiled by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF)
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Does this mean that we will see more USB type C for charging ports on electronics? I heard that the major drawback (and the reason why brands still release products that charge over micro-USB) was the expensive price.
I was gonna make a thread regarding this but I didnāt since it would have been a re-post. Anyway, at least they went with USB 4 instead of USB 3.1416 or something like that 
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USB PIE, Like 3.14etcā¦lol
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Maybe, but it will take a while, companies have to change up how they were building things if they want to change over, assuming they werenāt already set up or ready for this to happen. Either way, I donāt think C is expensive, from personal experience devices with C or C cables arenāt noticeably more expensive, unless they are brand new.
Actually thatās not a bad name, USB Pi 
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Yea but they would call it PIE, thatās why i said that and made it caps, should have done P.I.E, they would make a joke and acronym out of it lol. But I didnāt think it was actually a good idea lol
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That is a confusing pictureā¦Iām ending this madness because I am getting pinged too for every comment made here, hehe sry
I thought you were talking to me my badš¤·āāļø
You can unwatch this topic if you so choose 
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A daft questionā¦ Is usb a trading name? Or is it free, and just an abbreviationā¦
Just wondering due to above commentā¦ Itās now free, and the usb-c price will dropā½
Agreed! As long as the plug is reversible, Iām happy!
USB is abbreviation of Universal Serial Bus.
I doubt the prices will come down. Companies will use it as a selling point to raise the price.
Complete specs will be detailed by Mid 2019 per all web posting and It will take few years for USB4 to be implemented for general use, considering we are seeing USB -C adoption now though it was released back in 2014.
Iām not saying the devices are/arenāt more expensive. Iām saying that, as a fact, manufacturers that want to include USB-C as their charging port had to pay more (royalties) for this port rather than for micro.
Who owns the rights to this standard? USB-C should be universal whereas any manufacturer should be able to use it. At least you would think!
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USB-C Is public any company can have it.
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That is correct Mr Tugar32! Any company can use the standardā¦ so why no USB-C in new iPhones? You would think the XS line would be all USB-C
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Can this pie be charged (warmed up) by the USB.
And which kind of charger (wattage) is needed?
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An updateā¦
@AnkerTechnicalā¦
But there are lots of other changes, too. A series of speed boosts arrived: USB 3.0 at 5 gigabits per second, USB 3.1 at 10Gbps and the new USB 3.2 at 20Gbps. USB now can charge laptops and countless other devices with USB Power Delivery technology. And āalt modes,ā which let you connect monitors with HDMI and DisplayPort video standards the cable connect to HDMI, gives USB-C ports even more options.
ā¦this was taken from this CNET report