I guess when they said it was universal, they really meant it. Was plugging in an older computer yesterday, and I accidentally slipped the usb plug for my mouse into the mobo's serial port. It fit almost perfectly, and provided just the right amount of resistance too. Which reminded me of a few months ago, when I plugged my usb keyboard into my ethernet port. Maybe one day in the future, all ports will be the same, and the computer will autodetect the type of peripheral and use it correctly.
For all you non believers:
Serial
Network unplugged
Network plugged
For all you non believers:
Serial
Network unplugged
Network plugged