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As was reported in Linux Magazine and from Sarah Sharp, Linux will become the first OS to provide official support for USB 3.0 natively. While I welcome the innovation that Linux brings, I can’t help but shake my head at some of the hype this is bringing.
While USB 3.0 will be an improvement on the current capabilities of USB 2.0, there is currently no USB 3.0 hardware available anywhere for common use. So in essence, the big announcement from the Linux community is really nothing but words at the moment. Providing support to nonexistant hardware doesn’t get me that excited.
I can already hear the grumbling from some of you, and let me meet that head on. I am aware that there does indeed exist USB 3.0 hardware, but this new host controller is still in development. Until 3.0 hardware is readily available either off the shelf or preinstalled in new machines, it’s adoption rate is going to be minimal. I think it’s fantastic that the kernel devs have the foresight to create this kind of support, but mass distribution of this new technology is at least a year away.
Obviously, the Linux arena has a jump on the adoption of this speedier technology. But as much as I hate to admit it, the unfortunate truth is that I don’t see hardware for USB 3.0 being released until Windows supports it. So while Linux is ready for this next phase of USB evolution, we will just have to once again wait for the market to provide the hardware that Linux users are capable of using.
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