[umanwizard]

USB-C only exists because Apple proved to everyone how nice a reversible connector is, and USB caught up years later. Lightning has some other advantages like being thinner and less difficult to break. If Apple caves and moves to USB-C everywhere it’s very unlikely that future innovation in connectors will happen.

[ddoolin]

I'm highly certain that a reversible connector would've come regardless of what Apple did.

[dmitriid]

Apple released a reversible connector in 2003: the original 30-pin connector.

USB went through mini, and micro, and USB-B, and...

I very much doubt the consortium would ever arrive at a reversible connector without Apple (who contributed heavily to USB-C)

[fomine3]

Dock wasn't reversible

[moogly]

Fairly sure the USB-IF was already working on that. They don't move fast.