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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by airstrike on Monday October 09, 2023 @04:25PM (#37825055)
The fact that the inventor doesn't see this obvious fact honestly boggles the mind.
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by lxgr on Monday October 09, 2023 @04:39PM (#37825221)
Low-level (electrical/logical) protocol design and connector design seem like pretty different skills!
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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by shiroiuma on Monday October 09, 2023 @11:01PM (#37828083)
Did they not get a mechanical engineer to design the thing? And if not, why not? I wouldn't expect a mechanical engineer to know anything about electrical protocol design, so I wouldn't expect an electrical engineer or software engineer to know anything about designing a mechanical assembly (like a connector housing).

Some part of the design process here was managed very badly.

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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by latexr on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @03:09AM (#37829317)
Making the initial mistake is one thing, but failing to see why it is bad after decades of complaints is on a whole different level.
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