Why isn't there a standard cable type for everything?

为什么每种东西不使用标准型号的电缆？

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Digital cable offers customers far more channels to watch than standard cable--typically in the hundreds-- and gives them an interactive on-screen program schedule.

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In his book, he makes a number of the standard cable-news moves: he rages, he oversimplifies, he invents social categories so that he can vilify them.

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The Vybe works with any sound source such as a gaming console, TV, computer, or mobile phone using a standard audio cable (included in the box).

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