Serial ports are still used a fair amount, particularly to interface with stuff that you cannot buy at a local retailer.

So, how do you know that USB A won't have a lifetime of 63 years (the age of the RS-232 standard for serial ports)?

Ok, then follow through please?

Having two ports with one taken up for charging (so one usable) is inadequate. But I suppose the problem with adding more is now you need to offer all the things that could be connected on all of them. But you are not willing to provision the hardware to do that. Thats not sunsetting, thats being cheap.

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The future is (supposed to be) that you don't have any USB-A devices.

I dunno, I also have a Razer Blade and a MacBook and the lack of that one A port pisses me off regularly. Meanwhile the Razer team managed to fit it next to Thunderbolt and other ports.

It's just such a pointlesslly user hostile move for some Californian dude to make a point about progress.

I really love that all I have to plug into my Macbook is a single cable for video, accessories, network, etc... I'm totally not a fan of trying to find the right direction to plug in my HDMI and such on my PC. I missed out on video over USBC by one generation and it kind of sucks.

Why exactly? Are you just using the USB A port for a mouse on the PC but not Mac? That's the only sensible thing I can think of.

Personally I'd rather use a USB C hub anyways. I don't want to plug in more than a cable if I don't have to.

Yep! I keep a couple of C to A adapters in my bag and have literally zero desire or need for USB A ports anywhere else, be it laptops, chargers, or wherever.

With appliances like battery pack the explanation could be that Type A ports are dirt cheap compared to Type C with all the speed and power requirements, so even removing four Type A would not save enough for another Type C.

Rack servers still use VGA. Yes, please stop removing it from monitors.

I was looking for this the other day. It's a bit of a disaster isn't it? Generally speaking though, what your are looking for is a "Splitter" like this one:

https://a.co/d/8OieM1k

They don't really call them USB-C "Hubs" like they do the old USB-A ones. Mostly I just use a big old USB-A dock and a ton of adapters now.

Same for me, in most cases. I had a work laptop with a USB-C dock. I've got a USB-C ethernet adapter (not used right now, because my laptop has an ethernet port). I've got a couple of USB-C charging cables. Oh, and a DAC dongle that I typically use with my phone.

Then I've got dozens of charging cables, peripherals, storage devices, and such that I've collected across the past 25 or so years, and still want to use.

I refuse to buy anything but those thumb drives with both connectors, but of course you’re always using someone else’s …

Yeah, my M1 air doesn't.

Right? If manufacturers stopped permanently attaching USB cables to mice and keyboards, then the problem is solved. That way you can get the cable you need, or maybe you decide to go cordless. It's up to you.

Particularly when the problem is sidestepped with a dongle.