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let me piggy-back, is Apple going to have proper HDMI ports in future? Im going surface book the moment my current macbook stops working.

akmarinov 8y ago
I'd go with 99% no.
satsuma 8y ago
apple's mo has always been "why go with standardized ports when we can make our own, nearly identical ports and sell you the adapters?" i think usb is one of the only cases where they haven't. and thunderbolt, sort of. apple loves their proprietary stuff though.
- rootusrootus 8y ago
  That doesn't seem fair. The MBP sitting in front of me has mini DisplayPort, USB, HDMI ... all are standards. The newest MBP has USB-C, which is a standard. My last MBP also had FireWire, which was also standardized. There are dongles to buy, but that seems to mostly have to do with such things as Thunderbolt and the ability to piggyback older legacy technologies on newer connectors. Now if you were talking about the phone, I agree. But I also see the point -- micro USB is a terrible, terrible thing. As long as it's robust I would like to see the next phone ditch Lightning for USB-C, but I am otherwise much happier with Lightning connectors than I have ever been with micro USB.
notadoc 8y ago
Has there ever been a time when Apple removed something from hardware, like a port or a popular component, and later added it back? Serious question, as I am not personally aware of such a thing.
therealmarv 8y ago
100% no. Even my MacBook Air 2013 did not had that.
kinsomo 8y ago
> let me piggy-back, is Apple going to have proper HDMI ports in future? Im going surface book the moment my current macbook stops working. Unlikely. That would require a 180 degree change of direction. Apple has decided that fewer ports in kind and number is what they're going to do, and I don't really see them responding to external feedback (and basically admitting to a mistake). They're too insular. Case in point: there have been loads complaints for half a decade about the current Mac Pro, and all we've seen so far is a souped up iMac and vague promises.
cpr 8y ago
What's wrong with a USB-C to HDMI cable? You've gotta have a cable anyway, and it works great!

akmarinov 8y ago

I'd go with 99% no.

satsuma 8y ago

apple's mo has always been "why go with standardized ports when we can make our own, nearly identical ports and sell you the adapters?" i think usb is one of the only cases where they haven't. and thunderbolt, sort of. apple loves their proprietary stuff though.

rootusrootus 8y ago
That doesn't seem fair. The MBP sitting in front of me has mini DisplayPort, USB, HDMI ... all are standards. The newest MBP has USB-C, which is a standard. My last MBP also had FireWire, which was also standardized. There are dongles to buy, but that seems to mostly have to do with such things as Thunderbolt and the ability to piggyback older legacy technologies on newer connectors. Now if you were talking about the phone, I agree. But I also see the point -- micro USB is a terrible, terrible thing. As long as it's robust I would like to see the next phone ditch Lightning for USB-C, but I am otherwise much happier with Lightning connectors than I have ever been with micro USB.

notadoc 8y ago

Has there ever been a time when Apple removed something from hardware, like a port or a popular component, and later added it back? Serious question, as I am not personally aware of such a thing.

therealmarv 8y ago

100% no. Even my MacBook Air 2013 did not had that.

kinsomo 8y ago

> let me piggy-back, is Apple going to have proper HDMI ports in future? Im going surface book the moment my current macbook stops working. Unlikely. That would require a 180 degree change of direction. Apple has decided that fewer ports in kind and number is what they're going to do, and I don't really see them responding to external feedback (and basically admitting to a mistake). They're too insular. Case in point: there have been loads complaints for half a decade about the current Mac Pro, and all we've seen so far is a souped up iMac and vague promises.

cpr 8y ago

What's wrong with a USB-C to HDMI cable? You've gotta have a cable anyway, and it works great!