Apple has two major patents for the reversible USB type-c connector. That is enough proof that it was Apple that invented the reversible USB type-c connector. And they did it as a good thing as an open standard that everyone can use so that we finally can have one port and one cable for everything. That is also a sign that Apple is a new company now, a more open company.
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