Originally Posted By: artie505
How would you envision them being more limited than the four USB-C ports I've got now? Do you think Apple would cut the number down to one or two and force us to buy docks?
Not fewer ports, new port options. Just thinking out loud but in rough order of probability possibility:
  1. more dependence on Bluetooth for external device connectivity
  2. slimming down the wrapper on the USB male connector (they did that with Lightning)
  3. a wired external TB3 Hub for MacBooks and iPads.
  4. a new proprietary port design with USB adapters
  5. Moving the ports to the lid rather than the body of the MBP
  6. A proprietary high-speed wireless technology
  7. An optional wireless external hub for MacBooks and iPads (with multiple ports for wired devices)
In any case we will probably have to buy new cables, new adapters, new devices because the old technology will not be fast enough to keep pace with the new SoC Apple devices. 🤷‍♂️

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