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Apple, why are you breaking something that works well. First the headphone jack, now this.

• marricks 10y ago
  I use function keys a lot for programming, but there's plenty of apps I don't need them for. Having context aware buttons sounds like a nice step, especially if it has the ability to securely store and use my credit card for purchases. How about going boldly into the future rather than being tied down to something which doesn't get a ton of use in most situations! *Edit: of course my reply doesn't have anything to do with the headphone jack. For simplicity and space removing the jack made sense, but for ease of use and standards there's good arguments for keeping the it around. I argue this case is different because it's not widely used and it's prior use (fn keys) can be duped by the magic bar.
  • toomuchtodo 10y ago
    Streamlining impulse purchases hardly feels like innovation. Feels more like "what's left to keep AAPL stock price up?"
    • toyg 10y ago
      > Streamlining impulse purchases hardly feels like innovation Tell that to Amazon.
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    • st3v3r 10y ago
      You act like that's the only reason for this.
  • cm2187 10y ago
    Excel pretty much requires the function keys too.
• threeseed 10y ago
  Function keys work well. Since when ? Apart from using them to change volume I have never used them for their intended purpose. Having a per application, contextual bar with actual labels e.g. Launchpead instead of F4 makes a whole lot more sense.
  • plandis 10y ago
    > Having a per application, contextual bar with actual labels I would agree if they somehow have some way to physically distinguish the keys by touch. It's pretty much useless to me if I have to look away from the screen to find the key I want.