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USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible (2019) (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A whole ass article and web page that can be summed up in three words:

It was cheaper

[–] PesosMike 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So true. Someone needs to make a Web extension hat just crowdsources the awnser. Like: "You wouldn't belive hat happened next" "He Fell asleep. Read here how and why, if you like:"

[–] BilboBargains 2 points 1 year ago

'we didn't realise it looks identical on both sides'

[–] code 1 points 1 year ago

I wonder if they actually considered a reversible design of if this is just being said in hindsight. Reversible connectors were never really a thing I remember hearing about the USB was in its infancy. VGA, DVI, serial, parallel, PS/2, joystick... Nothing was reversible nor was it expected to be.