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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by lloeki on Monday October 09, 2023 @08:33AM (#37819761)
USB-A too: fat part bottom, connectors up, logo up.

This also doesn't explain why three-state and five-state also apply to resp. mini+micro USB-A and USB-B.

Oh wait, people don't look at the port front and center and fail to memorize the port direction, irrespective of shape, that's why.

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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by slikrick on Monday October 09, 2023 @08:48AM (#37819897)
That doesn't help vertical orientation of USB-As
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by gsich on Monday October 09, 2023 @03:32PM (#37824381)
Logo up is no help when you try to do it in the dark.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by northwest65 on Monday October 09, 2023 @03:43PM (#37824523)
You can feel it with the pad of your thumb.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by lxgr on Monday October 09, 2023 @04:44PM (#37825261)
I just looked at my nearest USB-A plug: There's no logo on either side.

I'm also almost certain I had connectors with a different logo on either side.

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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by shiroiuma on Monday October 09, 2023 @11:03PM (#37828093)
No, you can't. I have a Microsoft USB mouse right here, and there's no logo anywhere on the USB plug.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by gsich on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:20AM (#37830317)
On some. But that doesn't help always as you don't know the orientation on the target device, especially when it'a sideways.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by MayeulC on Monday October 09, 2023 @03:39PM (#37824474)
Female (host) USB-A orientation is not always consistent, thought, which adds to the confusion. Thought the orientation you de scribe is the most common zone, I can recall at l'East two devices (laptop and desktop) where it was reversed.
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