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I am old. I remember PS/2 ports, printer ports, 5 1/4" drives, etc. I remember people complaining when the iMac didn't have a floppy. Trust me, this is diffe
by georgeecollins 10y ago
I am old. I remember PS/2 ports, printer ports, 5 1/4" drives, etc. I remember people complaining when the iMac didn't have a floppy. Trust me, this is different. I use HDMI and the common form factor USB every day. It's hard to know what is bad about them. Yes some guy on hacker news can tell you something bad about them, but to the average consumer they are great.
It is true that Apple has forced users to accept some upgrades that were good in the long run. But this is Apple forcing users to give up on many connector types that are extremely common and useful without a compelling benefit.
- imtringued 10y agoProprietary ports clearly benefit the customer.