| ▲ | Eater_of_food 8 days ago | |
Presumably, sticking with USB lowers costs. Just buy mass-produced ports rather than invest in tooling to build a bespoke port. | ||
| ▲ | pathartl 8 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
They already produce custom designed ports in order to add some tolerance to make it easier to dock the device. | ||
| ▲ | tzs 8 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
The choices aren’t limited to USB or bespoke. There are thousands of mass produced non-USB connectors available at any major electronics parts distributor. | ||