• astrsk
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    33 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

    • @SpaceNoodle
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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.

    • @WhatAmLemmy
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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?

      • @Illuminostro
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        Do you believe any for-profit entity give two shits about anything except for profit? Oh, that’s right, the one you like/work for is different.

        • @WhatAmLemmy
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          In what universe was my comment promoting any for-profit? Are you mentally deficient?

          • @Illuminostro
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            Why do you think any “privatized” entity does anything? Altruism? Charity?