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No way, Apple didn't expect this. If they did, they would have cut the prices of dongles at the announcement or provide a dongle for free with each MBP. You s
by appleiigs 10y ago
No way, Apple didn't expect this. If they did, they would have cut the prices of dongles at the announcement or provide a dongle for free with each MBP.
You say given their size they can lead to the future. I say, given their size, they could have had a MacBook, MacBook Pro and a MacBook "Concept" product line. A forward thinking line for the early adopters who are OK with moving to USB-C only with touchbar (ie no tactile Esc key) and paying a premium. Car companies show off their concept cars each year to gauge the response. Apple execs had no clue this was going to happen.
I had my wife convinced to switch to Mac and was waiting for a refresh, money in hand. Now we are looking for alternatives. Huge mistake for Apple to give me a reason to look elsewhere after using Macs for 20+ years.
- acchow 10y ago> I say, given their size, they could have had a MacBook, MacBook Pro and a MacBook "Concept" product line They did... the concept was released last year..
- gleenn 10y agoLook I think it's ridiculous but maybe they did and reducing prices was just something they expected to have to do if backlash was over some threshold. It's not like they were blind-sided either, they're not complete idiots.
- drieddust 10y agoHow keeping the old connectors and easing user transition is bad for Apple? "Carrying around assorted collection of dongles and loving it." - Mantra of blind Apple lovers. Seriously, I don't get why people feel they need to defend every wrong decision Apple takes.
- CardenB 10y agoWhy can't your wife decide what laptop she wants?