Arguably, that makes them smart . It's hard to fault a company that has good relations and a good eye for likely successful experiments. It's almost surprising how some companies seem to forgo opportunity and not for lack of effort.

Thanks for the other insights. It would be extremely interesting if LP used USB-style connectors.

I think it can be safely said that LP is game changing, if it indeed lives up to claims. A tech like this in the server-room would alter the architecture of server configurations dramatically. There could be far less cables (a benefit in itself), and a greater segmentation of components.