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		iClaudiusX on Feb 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USB 3.2 is going to make the current USB branding ... The motivation is the same for re-branding 4G-LTE as 5G (or 6G). Sell the same thing with a new name so customers are tricked into thinking you're selling something newer and better based on the spec sheet without context.

Wowfunhappy on Feb 27, 2019 | [–]

The 5G thing is the carriers's doing, not the standards body.

SlowRobotAhead on Feb 27, 2019 | [–]

It’s like they created Long Term Evolution (no more ‘G’enerations) then immediately realized the marketing issue.

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