TECH - Here's Why Apple Took 8 Years To Bring USB-C To iPhone Despite Contributing To Its Development | Benzinga
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to bring the much-requested USB-C port to the iPhone, with the iPhone 15 scheduled to launch on Tuesday. That said, Apple has been one of the major contributors to the development of the USB-C port, but it seems to have resisted its implementation on principle.
What Happened: Apple helped develop the USB-C port eight years ago, along with industry major Intel. In fact, Apple was amongst the top contributors in terms of engineers assigned to the project, only behind Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Japan Aviations Electronics Industry, and Tyco Electronics Corp.
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This was back in 2014, according to the official USB Implementers Forum documents. Apple assigned more engineers than even industry heavyweights like Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nokia, and Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, to name a few.