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Except Apple

Because you can make more money when you abuse your market position to sell overpriced cables.

But they did not see themselves as a utility supplier. They preferred having the superior charging cable over licensing it to others. This way they protected their market share on Iphones.

They planned to something like this, but EU regulators made clear that this is an violation and would lead to consequences.

There is this great overview to find the Specs and all info about upgrading and stuff: https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/