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As to 3: the reason is cost. If you are using a cable with your power adapter, you are only using it for charging. To use a USB-C 3.1 cable for that is wasteful

by teilo 10y ago

As to 3: the reason is cost. If you are using a cable with your power adapter, you are only using it for charging. To use a USB-C 3.1 cable for that is wasteful because it costs double what the charging/USB2 cable alone would cost. And yeah, it is going to confuse a lot of people.

taurath 10y ago
Its a $2500 laptop. Apple should ship the cable.
- ryanlol 10y ago
  If I buy a $2500 flight I get a toothbrush, why does the $2500 macbook not come with a toothbrush? Edit: In case it wasn't obvious to the readers, the reason behind the missing toothbrush and missing USB-C 3.1 cable are the same. Who the hell expects a toothbrush with their laptop? Or a random USB cable in that matter?
  - netsharc 10y ago
    Because a lot of people fall asleep on flights, and want to refresh their oral hygiene when waking up, and the airline realizes this extra will be appreciated. Now, do people need USB-cables when using their electronic devices? And would that little extra be appreciated?
  - baq 10y ago
    The toothbrush has a single purpose. The cable could be used to charge and to transfer data. It can't be used for the second case for no good reason apart of saving a couple bucks per box. I'm pretty sure Jobs wouldn't have it.
  - khedoros1 10y ago
    The company talks big about a beautiful vision of multi-purpose cables, carrying power in one direction, data in both directions, etc. They provide one of those cables...but it turns out that it only carries power. So, imagine if your airline was talking about the benefits of brushing your teeth with good toothpaste, and their provided teeth-cleaning kit just has a toothbrush. Since Apple's shipping a "random USB cable" anyhow, it would make sense for them to ship the version of it that actually does all the things they've been advertising.
- teilo 10y ago
  They could do that, and then listen to a different group of people whining about why they have to pay $30 for a cable that is only ever going to be used for power.
  - taurath 10y ago
    They've got like a 30% margin on these laptops, and have told everyone that USB-C is the future. So they ship with a gimped cable which will only confuse people because it doesn't have any of the capabilities they're touting.

by teilo 10y ago

taurath 10y ago

Its a $2500 laptop. Apple should ship the cable.

ryanlol 10y ago
If I buy a $2500 flight I get a toothbrush, why does the $2500 macbook not come with a toothbrush? Edit: In case it wasn't obvious to the readers, the reason behind the missing toothbrush and missing USB-C 3.1 cable are the same. Who the hell expects a toothbrush with their laptop? Or a random USB cable in that matter?
- netsharc 10y ago
  Because a lot of people fall asleep on flights, and want to refresh their oral hygiene when waking up, and the airline realizes this extra will be appreciated. Now, do people need USB-cables when using their electronic devices? And would that little extra be appreciated?
- baq 10y ago
  The toothbrush has a single purpose. The cable could be used to charge and to transfer data. It can't be used for the second case for no good reason apart of saving a couple bucks per box. I'm pretty sure Jobs wouldn't have it.
- khedoros1 10y ago
  The company talks big about a beautiful vision of multi-purpose cables, carrying power in one direction, data in both directions, etc. They provide one of those cables...but it turns out that it only carries power. So, imagine if your airline was talking about the benefits of brushing your teeth with good toothpaste, and their provided teeth-cleaning kit just has a toothbrush. Since Apple's shipping a "random USB cable" anyhow, it would make sense for them to ship the version of it that actually does all the things they've been advertising.
teilo 10y ago
They could do that, and then listen to a different group of people whining about why they have to pay $30 for a cable that is only ever going to be used for power.
- taurath 10y ago
  They've got like a 30% margin on these laptops, and have told everyone that USB-C is the future. So they ship with a gimped cable which will only confuse people because it doesn't have any of the capabilities they're touting.