USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible

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USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible
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Yeah, Universal Spower Bus. Sounds right. I was reading the "power" part emphasized in the comment you replied to. Prior to mass adoption by phone mfrs, USB wasn't powering all that much. You'd usually have 5v wall wart and cable ending in a barrel connector. Hate those things.

I chuckled more than I would like to admit about that spelled out USB name, dunno, it's funny

The Universal Spower Bus

sounds like an awesome transit vehicle!

Let's take a ride!

Edit: Spower is a contraction of Space and Power. Yes, you heard me right. It's running on spinfinite space power!

And there you have it,

The Universal Spower Bus:

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