Sort of makes sense. Rumours are that Apple developed USB-C internally at the same time they were developing Lightning. They kept Lightning for themselves and submitted the other port to IEC and USB-IF as a possible "next gen" USB standard. Some people are phrasing it as "Apple invented USB-C" but I think that is intentionally inflammatory. I think it is more accurate to say that what became USB-C was initially developed in house at Apple and that they decided to submit the specs to IEC/USB-IF and it was accepted as the next iteration. Other companies that contribute engineers to the USB consortium will obviously have had input on the final specs.
Compared to every other USB version, USB-C is very "Apple-like" and seems to mesh well with goals Apple has had for connectors in the past but that USB hasn't. It can replace many ports on PC and laptops, including video port. That's something Apple has done with their ports in the past but that USB never has. It also looks more "Apple-like" than others.
Which is all sort of funny. If USB-C supersedes Lightning on Apple products, it will simply a case of one Apple developed technology replacing another.
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