What’s so complex about USB-C that we couldn’t have had this technology 20 years ago?
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The first seven pages of the [USB Type C Specification](https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/USB%20Type-C%20Spec%20R2.0%20-%20August%202019.pdf) list the names of the people and organisations who came together to work on USB-C.
This took a shite load of work, plus decades of computer science to get to the point the conversation was worth to having.
Standardisation is really, really hard. There are always compromises. People and organisations get passionate about things.
The hardware and software is one thing. Manufacturing had to reach a certain capability before USB-C could be realised. But really the political work, discussion, consideration and agreement all take time.
If you want your spec to be adopted, especially for something you want to be as ubiquitous as USB-C, there is no avoiding this process.
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