Nearly to years ago, Intel pledged to make its super-fast Thunderbolt protocol available to everyone, royalty-free. Now it’s finally following through on that promise, and then some—giving the next generation of USB a jolt in the process.

Article Link – Wired – Embracing Thunderbolt 3 Will Make Next-Gen USB4 Twice as Fast

Discussion Questions:

1. What are the data transfer speeds of Thunderbolt 3? What are the benefits of this technology?
2. In the cloud storage age, why does this matter? In the future, do you think people will continue to transfer files using wired technology?

Source: Brian Barrett, Wired, “Embracing Thunderbolt 3 Will Make Next-Gen USB4 Twice As Fast”, www.wired.com, March 3, 2019.