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Some basic info about USB (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by SouravSatvaya@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] NotAnonymousAtAll@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago

But is it USB-IF’s fault manufacturers tried [...]

Yes, it absolutely is USB-IF's fault that they are not even trying to enforce some semblance of consistency and sanity among adopters. They do have the power to say "no ~~soup~~ certification for you" to manufacturers not following the rules, but they don't use it anywhere near aggressively enough. And that includes not making rules that are strict enough in the first place.