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But the micro USB connector is trash, so it’s no surprise they didn’t use it.

• ginko 4y ago
  So they should have been active in defining the successor USB standard.
  • vineyardmike 4y ago
    ... like how they had an active role in USB C?
    • ginko 4y ago
      Did they? As far as I can tell USB-C was mainly invented by Intel and TI.
      • thiht 4y ago
        Isn't USB-C basically Thunderbolt? Which was made by Apple
        • grishka 4y ago
          Wasn't Thunderbolt made by Intel?
          • thiht 4y ago
            Didn't know that, thanks for the info!
          • dmitriid 4y ago
            Original Thunderbolt was by Intel, then Apple came up with how to use it with MiniDP connector. There definitely was more collaboration, but as a simple overview this works. In 2019 Intel donated the spec royalty free to USB-IF
      • madeofpalk 4y ago
        Yes. Apple engineers played a significant role in developing USB-C. Of the 79 engineers who worked on the original spec, 18 of them were from Apple. Intel had 24, JAE had 21, TI had 12 https://www.docdroid.net/uf3z/typec-pdf https://www.docdroid.net/uf3z/typec-pdf
  • dmitriid 4y ago
    They did. It's called Thunderbolt. Then they were literally the first to go all in on USB-C in their laptops. And the world (well, HN) loudly complained every single time.
    • ginko 4y ago
      Thunderbolt isn't an open standard.
      • dmitriid 4y ago
        Define "open". Thunderbolt 3 spec was released to USB-IF in 2019 as a royalty-free standard.