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The benefit is that by being standardized, there will be less proprietary cords and adapters. And the capability of USB-C should be adequate for sometime with the power and data transfer.
One issue, is that not all USBC cords are of the same quality. I found this recently when trying to find a cord that can be used for an external SSD, and video for a monitor. Some cords worked, the rest did not. All the cords could be used for charging, but after that, all bets are off.
I bought a really nice, high quality, very fast charging and data transfer cable, and there's one device I own that it will not charge at all. My assumption is that it probably doesn't have a charging control chip or something else required to work with that cable. It doesn't work with any other USB-C to C cables I own either. It has to be charged with the USB-A to C cables included in the box
Likewise, I have a speaker thing (w-king brand) that will only charge off USB A to C, and will not charge off any USB C power supply