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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by musicale on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @01:14AM (#43408461)
As I understand it, the USB standard is licensed, and you have to pay for it to use the USB logo and to get a vendor ID if you are not already a paying member of the USB Association. Licensing requires passing a compliance test, which is a very good idea.

Apple was also part of the working group that developed USB-C.

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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by thaumasiotes on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @02:37AM (#43408822)
USB-C pushed whatever it was doing too far; it's now necessary to know what kind of USB-C cable you have. There's one kind for data transfer and a different kind for rapid power draw. And they look exactly the same.
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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by norman784 on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @05:16AM (#43409739)
That has nothing to do with USB-C, but with the USB 3+ standard, AFAIK Apple uses Thunderbolt protocol that is compatible with USB but it has less optional features than USB protocol.
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