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Every MacBook Pro these days has the glaring issues of * not having a top row of physical keys * not being able to run Linux natively * not integrating with
by damnyou 6y ago
Every MacBook Pro these days has the glaring issues of
* not having a top row of physical keys
* not being able to run Linux natively
* not integrating with any phones except the ones it makes
Apple just doesn't have the caliber of engineering or management to compete with PC manufacturers.
- ashtonkem 6y agoThese are not glaring issues to most mac buyers, with the possible exception of the touchbar. Most Mac buyers both want OSX, and use iPhones. If you want Linux, don't buy a Macbook Pro, you'll save a ton of money on features you don't need, and get better hardware support.
- damnyou 6y agoWhat I'm saying is that — while the fact that all PC laptops have glaring issues is true, Macs just have a different set of glaring issues. Doing my bit to counteract the rampant sycophancy here.
- ashtonkem 6y agoYou don’t have to like Macs, but calling everyone else sycophants is out of line.
- dkonofalski 6y agoI love the Touch Bar and the fact that the new Macbooks have a physical escape key should pretty much silence any devs that were screaming about losing one.
- damnyou 6y agoI hate the lack of function keys. I hate the lack of touch typing support. It's a huge, glaring issue.
- dkonofalski 6y agoUnfortunately for you, you're in the minority. The Touch Bar is infinitely more useful than unlabelled function keys.
- ashtonkem 6y agoAll laptop keyboards are awful, and they encourage horrible posture. If you’re going to do extended typing in a fixed position, get an external keyboard monitor. The laptop keyboard should be for short term, mobile use only.
- asdff 6y agoBuy the i5 air, it's a great little dev machine if you have access to some remote horsepower.
- pwinnski 6y agoI downvoted you before you added your second and third bullet points, because you were taking a cheap shot. Even with the additional points, you're comparing apples to oranges. Apple chose to remove physical function keys. No other manufacturer has previously had a smooth trackpad and chosen to remove it.
- ashtonkem 6y agoI genuinely don’t get what the big deal about function keys are. I never used them heavily, even on external keyboards. I actually transitioned to external keyboards that don’t have them, to save space. The only key that’s useful on that top row is escape, IMHO. They should make that a key. Everything else is low utility.
- FpUser 6y ago"Everything else is low utility." - says who? I can't imagine working without function keys.
- ashtonkem 6y agoSays me. This is a personal observation about how I use my keyboards.
- FpUser 6y agoIt is your personal preference, what makes it any better than mine? I do not like red color on cars. Hence they should stop painting it this way and concentrate on offering what I like.
- ashtonkem 6y agoI spoke about my personal preference and experience, I’m not sure why you’re interpreting that as an attack.
- chrisseaton 6y agoNone of these things even remotely matter to me. They aren't issues when I'm looking at what to buy.
- coldtea 6y ago>not having a top row of physical keys They instead get an adaptable keybed, that can be used as sliders, piano keys, timeline managers, and other controls, plus a fast and secure fingerprint sensor (PC ones are laughable), and a physical escape key again. >not being able to run Linux natively On exchange they get stronger security from the T2 controller handgling they keyboard, etc. Besides, most dodn't buy Macbooks to run Linux on them (though Linus used to love them for that purpose). That said, if they're willing to turn it off, there's ongoing work from the Linux side to let it boot, talk to the SSD, keyboard, etc. >not integrating with any phones except the ones it makes I'm pretty sure it integrates just fine with my Android phone. Do you know something I don't know?