Re: why haven't ethernet connectors changed?

[Ross Harvey <ross.harvey () appfolio com>]

Do note that the 8P8C on the Raspberry Pi has integrated magnetics
that you can't see without an x-ray imager. The space is not as wasted
as some might think.

Nothing stops a mfr from using whatever they want and providing a
dongle, but now they need board space for the transformers.