[vineyardmike]

... like how they had an active role in USB C?

[ginko]

Did they? As far as I can tell USB-C was mainly invented by Intel and TI.

[madeofpalk]

Yes. Apple engineers played a significant role in developing USB-C.

Of the 79 engineers who worked on the original spec, 18 of them were from Apple. Intel had 24, JAE had 21, TI had 12 https://www.docdroid.net/uf3z/typec-pdf

[thiht]

Isn't USB-C basically Thunderbolt? Which was made by Apple

[grishka]

Wasn't Thunderbolt made by Intel?

[dmitriid]

Original Thunderbolt was by Intel, then Apple came up with how to use it with MiniDP connector. There definitely was more collaboration, but as a simple overview this works.

In 2019 Intel donated the spec royalty free to USB-IF

[thiht]

Didn't know that, thanks for the info!