One of the best things about USB C and lightning is how you can connect them both ways. Why aren’t all cables like this? HDMI, Ethernet, display port, USB A, etc. Why weren’t these ever designed to go in both ways from the get go? It seems like a simple thing.
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Because it requires extra logic in the port controllers that needs to determine how the cable was plugged in. Much easier to create a port hole that’s non-symmetric and avoid the extra cost of electronics.
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