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> My experience is that their laptops are still more than fine enough for power users and developers. And My experience is that their laptops are not more than

> My experience is that their laptops are still more than fine enough for power users and developers. And My experience is that their laptops are not more than fine enough for power users and developers. Now, why can't we be both right? That your needs are clearly met by the laptop, but others aren't? Are you somehow impacted if people who used to like the products put out are now disappointed by them? That people who were looking to buy new machines spent their money else where and had better results? Do you feel that if these people are right, that somehow this negates your choice and needs? Why are you working so hard to dictate that their needs are unimportant and that your needs are superior?

Razengan 10y ago
Because it is baffling. None of the complainers seem to be able to say exactly WHY the new MacBooks are bad. • They complain about performance when they're the fastest MacBooks ever, surpassing many competitors and with a very good battery charge-to-perforamce ratio, not to mention the best display ever on a MacBook. • They complain about needing "5 dongles" when you need at most 1 USB/USB-C adapter + sometimes a multiport hub or dock, for almost any use case. • That one guy keeps calling it an emoji keyboard, when there aren't any emoji on the keyboard. • They complain of not being able to touch-type when the physical keyboard is still there. • They complain about noise when these are the quietest MacBook Pros ever, and without willing to show what they're comparing it with. • They say Apple is losing favor with customers when the new MacBooks have outsold everything and Apple has continued to top rankings and stock prices. So yeah. I have the thing in my hands, and I use it daily, and there really hasn't been a better MacBook before. I DO concede that they may be priced a bit too steeply. Meanwhile I only see complaints from people who have clearly never even used the things! It's pretty obvious with their "emoji keyboard" and "dongles everywhere" hyperbole, like going back to the old "Micro$oft" and "Windoze" days. So of course I have to wonder and ask: By WHAT metric are they bad? I can only chalk it down to a concentrated anti-PR effort, or some desperate brand envy (e.g. adamantly putting the blame for LG's monitors — that have now been fixed, by the way — on Apple.)

Razengan 10y ago

Because it is baffling. None of the complainers seem to be able to say exactly WHY the new MacBooks are bad. • They complain about performance when they're the fastest MacBooks ever, surpassing many competitors and with a very good battery charge-to-perforamce ratio, not to mention the best display ever on a MacBook. • They complain about needing "5 dongles" when you need at most 1 USB/USB-C adapter + sometimes a multiport hub or dock, for almost any use case. • That one guy keeps calling it an emoji keyboard, when there aren't any emoji on the keyboard. • They complain of not being able to touch-type when the physical keyboard is still there. • They complain about noise when these are the quietest MacBook Pros ever, and without willing to show what they're comparing it with. • They say Apple is losing favor with customers when the new MacBooks have outsold everything and Apple has continued to top rankings and stock prices. So yeah. I have the thing in my hands, and I use it daily, and there really hasn't been a better MacBook before. I DO concede that they may be priced a bit too steeply. Meanwhile I only see complaints from people who have clearly never even used the things! It's pretty obvious with their "emoji keyboard" and "dongles everywhere" hyperbole, like going back to the old "Micro$oft" and "Windoze" days. So of course I have to wonder and ask: By WHAT metric are they bad? I can only chalk it down to a concentrated anti-PR effort, or some desperate brand envy (e.g. adamantly putting the blame for LG's monitors — that have now been fixed, by the way — on Apple.)