“As so often happens, the best technology didn’t win; in my eyes CF-USB had the potential for being more widely adopted because of its simplicity and compatibility, but was ruined when Freescale got greedy and it never recovered.”
Wireless USB promised 480 megabits at 3 meters. A real hub lost 80% of its speed at one foot. Two camps fought over incompatible standards until both died. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth did the job instead.