How did USB-C become the universal charging port for phones? And why isn’t this “universal” ideaology common in all industries?

Question

Take electric tools. If I have a Milwaukee setup (lawn mower,leaf blower etc) and I buy a new drill. If I want to use the batteries I currently have I’ll have to get a Milwaukee drill.

Yes this is good business, but not all industries do this. Why?

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Answer 1

In theory other industries HAVE done this. Which is why you see AA batteries, toilet paper on a cardboard roll, the battle between vhs and betamax/ bluray vs HD DVD. Lightening vs usb-c was just the latest iteration of two competing technologies.