> less I/O functionality ThunderBolt 3 is certainly not less IO functionality. It provides the highest performing / most versatile IO that's ever been availabl

> less I/O functionality ThunderBolt 3 is certainly not less IO functionality. It provides the highest performing / most versatile IO that's ever been available in a laptop before. I get your point that it's not exactly the physical connector you need but that's a small price to pay for what is pretty close to desktop level expansion on a laptop. > maybe I'll just start paying for a cloud-based dev environment That's really the best option for developers in most cases. I can't imagine ever going back to being limited by the resources of any individual computer (much less a laptop) when cloud resources are so inexpensive and offer so many other advantages.