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I like being able to plug in a thumbdrive without mucking about with my power cable. Or plug in to a monitor without mucking about with my power cable. Or...
by SomeStupidPoint 10y ago
I like being able to plug in a thumbdrive without mucking about with my power cable.
Or plug in to a monitor without mucking about with my power cable.
Or... Just about anything, really. I don't get the choice of a single port over 2 or 3, besides they wanted to push a "unified" (read: confusing) standard but didn't have the board room to operate 2+ of the ports (eg, if they had two, you probably couldn't charge from both).
- simonh 10y agoThen get an Air or a Pro. Or a Dell, or a Lenovo. There are these things called market segments. For some people the MacBook is a great design. For others, it isn't. No developers were harmed in the making of this laptop.
- imron 10y ago> Then get an Air or a Pro. Or a Dell, or a Lenovo Exactly! And that's the entire premise of the original article, people who used to be highly satisfied Apple customers are leaving for other, more suitable hardware after feeling that Apple is neglecting their needs.
- SomeStupidPoint 10y agoI did. And steered others to do similar, because I don't want to have to troubleshoot the USB-C mess for friends and family. It won't make or break Apple, but that's 3 or 4 less laptops they've sold. And I don't think I'm the only one making that choice.