Edited to fix. 👍

They’ve now, at least, released a standard set of markings. Basically, the data speed in Gb and the power capacity in Watts will be printed on the connector. Whether chinese suppliers will bother complying is another matter.

The key to steam is that they realised that being user centric, while bad for short term profits is very good for long term profits. They are also not publicly traded, so not just anyone can buy in and try and make a quick buck burning them to the ground.

I’ve found their store and setup to be a reasonable balance of advertising to functionality. The fact that you can adjust it yourself is a good example of their mindset. Most people don’t care or find them useful. Those who don’t like them are unlikely to interact with them, so it’s not worth fighting their efforts to turn them off.

Discworld is one of those series that shows that a good book doesn’t necessarily make good tv. You would definitely want writers who can stick to the spirit, while diverging where necessary.

There’s also the possibility of telling whole new stories in the Discworld. It has a LOT of milage as a backdrop for other stories.