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Because there are a zillion things other than USB drives that people plug into those ports. Phones (both to charge and occasionally to sync), headphones, 2FA au
by jimrandomh 8y ago
Because there are a zillion things other than USB drives that people plug into those ports. Phones (both to charge and occasionally to sync), headphones, 2FA authenticators, cameras, gamepads, printers--the list is long and it isn't getting much shorter over time.
- Gorbzel 8y agoNone of these things inherently need to be plugged in. Wireless and battery technology need to continue to improve.
- cwt137 8y agoMost 2FA USB devices do not support NFC to make them wireless. Even if you do have an NFC enabled 2FA device, Macs don't have NFC. So, wireless is not an option.
- PascLeRasc 8y agoThe thing is people will plug their printer in there because it's the first slot they see, then the cable management will look really bad and ruin the industrial design the PC maker wanted. I'd like to see a Mac Mini/NUC with a Qi charger on top to charge a phone.
- lolsal 8y agoSome Mac keyboards have two USB ports on them.
- mikewhy 8y ago> Phones (both to charge and occasionally to sync) iCloud, and a wall-wart is probably going to charge faster, also wireless charging > headphones Bluetooth > 2FA authenticators TouchID > cameras iCloud Photo Stream > gamepads Bluetooth (or a custom wireless protocol) > printers WiFi, also printers are very uncommon these days outside of the office