A year later, Apple has failed at USB-C (just like everyone else)

No-one, it seems, wrestles with the USB-C beast and wins.

A year later, Apple has failed at USB-C (just like everyone else)
Apple iPhone 15 Pro USB C cable and port

It’s been one year since Apple revolutionizedcaught up… was forced into adopting USB-C on the iPhone (thanks, EU) over its longstanding proprietary Lightning connector, and the arrival of the new iPhone 16 series has given the Cupertino company plenty of time to familiarize itself with the one-size-fits-all connector’s strengths and weaknesses.

With time under its belt, has Apple’s adoption of this universal standard steadied the USB-C ship at all, or has it messed up just as badly as everyone else?