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> The context is the stuff that uses lightning. So the iPad Pro's USB-C port in its current and previous generations immediately refutes GP. > Taking it so li

> The context is the stuff that uses lightning. So the iPad Pro's USB-C port in its current and previous generations immediately refutes GP. > Taking it so literally, to the point of downvoting, is definitely not in the spirit of "strongest plausible interpretation". Discussion about down votes is also in contradiction with the HN guidelines. I prefer we didn't start quoting the guidelines, though; that only detracts further. Making an assertion in contradiction with the truth isn’t an opinion, it’s just flat out false. People can react how best they see fit, and some have chosen to downvote, possibly because they think a false assertion doesn’t meaningfully contribute; others like me prefer to leave a comment. But complaining about downvotes isn’t a useful contribution either. I just felt, again, like commenting. Point is GP was wrong. Value judgements about how many ports Apple puts in its laptops is entirely superfluous to that point.

filleduchaos 6y ago
> So the iPad Pro's USB-C port in its current and previous generations immediately refutes GP. In my experience many of the people who have an eternally tight clutch on their pearls where Apple is concerned barely actually know anything about the company's product lineup.
Dylan16807 6y ago
> So the iPad Pro's USB-C port Just gonna ignore that I already addressed that? Yeah, there is one exception in the product stack after many years. But they're still sticking super hard to lightning, making everything more complicated than it needs to be. > But complaining about downvotes isn’t a useful contribution either. I just felt, again, like commenting. That was just an afterthought in my post, to show how extremely people were interpreting the post, despite there being a very valid point if you read it at 80% intensity instead of 100% intensity. The point of my post was valid discussion of Apple.

filleduchaos 6y ago

> So the iPad Pro's USB-C port in its current and previous generations immediately refutes GP. In my experience many of the people who have an eternally tight clutch on their pearls where Apple is concerned barely actually know anything about the company's product lineup.

Dylan16807 6y ago

> So the iPad Pro's USB-C port Just gonna ignore that I already addressed that? Yeah, there is one exception in the product stack after many years. But they're still sticking super hard to lightning, making everything more complicated than it needs to be. > But complaining about downvotes isn’t a useful contribution either. I just felt, again, like commenting. That was just an afterthought in my post, to show how extremely people were interpreting the post, despite there being a very valid point if you read it at 80% intensity instead of 100% intensity. The point of my post was valid discussion of Apple.