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There was a similar rumor making the rounds about Apple, spurred by Gruber.

But 9to5 Mac did some sleuthing and it seems that, in the case of Apple, it’s not entirely truthful: https://9to5mac.com/2015/03/14/apple-invent-usb-type-c/

Google also doesn’t seem to have fulfilled a bigger role than Apple did.

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Apple is, at least, far more plausible as they did design a connector in the same timeframe.