USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible
vacuumflower @ vacuumflower @lemmy.sdf.org Posts 0Comments 624Joined 2 yr. ago
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I have my doubts. I think that a jack-like (circular) connector wouldn't require twice as many wires and circuits. Actually absolutely the same amount. The connector itself would require more metal to make.
And the chance of correctly plugging that in would be like 99/100 (1/100 for breaking it).