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> Obviously they wanted an even number so you could plug it in every which way

How so? A center pin is still the center pin when you flip it around. Odd pin counts work fine.

Well, there was a big whoop about the thinness of the connector when they announced it being necessary for very thin devices. Can we manufacture non-brittle connectors with center pins that are 1.5mm thick?

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