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In part because it is much more complicated, in part because until USB 3.0 which wasn't really needed: micro USB was fine, however after USB 3.0 we got horrible hacks like this one: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/US...



I'm surprised more people didn't complain about the Galaxy S5 charging port, which not only had one of those monstrosities, meaning you have to plug in a standard micro-usb connector into only one specific half (less even) of the whole plug, but it had a door on it that you had to open first.




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