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Some of us were using those antiquated ports.
by idlewords 10y ago
Some of us were using those antiquated ports.
- threeseed 10y agoI know. I'm one of them. But I will always applaud Apple for when they do things like this because through sheer attrition they will move the industry forward. The iMac is largely what made USB a success. And I am hoping this will make a single connector world a success.
- idlewords 10y agoA single-connector world is not an end in itself. The reason anyone finds it appealing is because it means people won't have to carry a forest of adapters and connectors, or worry about incompatible devices. But that's what Apple is now forcing us to do if we buy their new laptop. USB-A is going to be around for years to come, as is HDMI. I'm not going to throw out my extremely expensive Thunderbolt display because it uses a heretical connector. I am not going to refuse to speak at a conference because the projector doesn't work with my new machine. The basic requirement of a professional machine is that it let us get our work done. This is just design wank.
- x0x0 10y agoAs a wag on twitter said -- let's call it a courage of cables that we can haul around with us!
- x0x0 10y agoThere was nothing wrong with keeping a magsafe port, or throwing one thunderbolt 2 connector in there. That doesn't preclude a bunch of usbc ports. ps -- for me personally, we're discussing a bonus $500 of cables/adapters/chargers that Apple is blithely demanding I replace.