• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Yeah, like how Apple works with other phone and tablet manufacturers to use a unified charging and data port.

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      3 months ago

      I can’t tell if this is sarcastic because Apple contributed over 20% of the engineers credited with developing USB-C.

      All told, Apple contributed 18 of 79 named engineers listed on the connector certification project or under 23%. 9to5

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        3 months ago

        It’s sarcasm, because it took EU legislation to force them to actually fucking use it in their phones a decade later.

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        3 months ago

        They don’t contribute engineers out of the kindness of their hearts. They do it for entirely selfish reasons — to have a large influence in industry standards, and the competitive advantages that enables.

        Do you also believe Google created Chrome for “freedom”, instead of to gain a competitive advantage in web and ad tech standards?