What a load of bad faith from Apple to argue "against waste". Their latest Macbooks only have USB-C slots, meaning one now needs to discard perfectly good USB-A

What a load of bad faith from Apple to argue "against waste". Their latest Macbooks only have USB-C slots, meaning one now needs to discard perfectly good USB-A/HDMI/Thunderbolt (the last one being a port that they were the major force behind) devices, or at least buy adapters. My brother remarked recently: "What's the point of having thin laptops, if you have to carry a book-size hub with you." (Which is also the reason people might be tempted to wastefully discard USB-A peripherals in favour of USB-C alternatives.)