The dongles are a temporary inconvenience, and yes it is an inconvenience undoubtedly. The real dilemma is caused by releasing an underpowered new MacBook Air

The dongles are a temporary inconvenience, and yes it is an inconvenience undoubtedly. The real dilemma is caused by releasing an underpowered new MacBook Air as a "Pro" workstation, which costs a significant premium yet is unfit for many actual professional environments. This leaves many users questioning an already deep investment into the ecosystem, because waiting for a notable upgrade thus far was not rewarded, and waiting another several years at the glacial pace of an Apple release cycles is now feeling like a significant gamble where the next versions could likely be even less professionally geared than these models are.