[asutekku]

As the other commenter said, USB-C is the modern standard so using it would’ve made more sense. You also get an extra usb port with it.

[rhn_mk1]

It's not true that you get an extra USB port, unless you mean "you get a charging port".

Try one of the hundreds USB-C hubs to see for yourself that they regularly ship USB-C ports that can only be used for charging, and not data.

The actual number of USB data ports is not related to what is used for charging, except maybe on some space-constrained devices.