This is a USB-C to tripple (USB-C, micro USB and Lightning) cable which has the CC pins properly connected. This means that there are power delivery (PD) neg…

      • Also, they’re convenient for traveling. We have one that is USBC on both ends, but have those attached flip connectors: micro on one end, lightning on the other. So the cable can charge USBC-USBC, or USBC-lightning, or USBC-micro. We’ve got another version with micro and A. Since iPhone has switched to C and there are no more lightning devices in the house, I’ll probably be to get a second one of those micro/A.

        When my wife travels on business, she takes a beefy 100W C source, a C-C cord and one of those adapter things chords. That’s sufficient to charge all devices.

        You’re right: micro may age out one day, but there are still a lot of devices that don’t need replacing that use it, and I for one am not going to create more e-waste just to get C-charged versions.