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> We have about 150+ engineers with Macs - and precisely zero of them asked for a desktop versus a MacBook Pro. Given that they're using glossy-screened laptop

• slantyyz 10y ago
  >> Given that they're using glossy-screened laptops — maybe they care more about looks and hipness than about getting the job done? Why the hate against glossy screens? The colors pop more and unless you're sitting in a spot that's prone to glare, you're just as productive as anyone else. I've never had an issue with a Macbook's glossy screen affecting my ability to work.
  • snovv_crash 10y ago
    If I need to look at it the whole day, I find glossy hurts my eyes more. If it is about having something pretty as a status symbol, then yeah glossy makes sense.
    • slantyyz 10y ago
      >> I find glossy hurts my eyes more. Sure, that's valid. But everyone's eyes are different, which is why I don't get why there are a lot of glossy screen haters out there. I never had that problem sitting in front of my glossy screened MBP for 8+ hours a day for 3+ years (it died but not because it had a glossy screen). >> If it is about having something pretty as a status symbol, then yeah glossy makes sense. Aren't glossy haters mocking/judging people basically using matte screens as status symbols? i.e., you must be a hipster or shallow and not a real programmer/{insert other profession here}?