Even if Apple could demonstrate clear value for certain niche applications, those applications could have been served by a successful add-on USB peripheral (not

Even if Apple could demonstrate clear value for certain niche applications, those applications could have been served by a successful add-on USB peripheral (not unlike replacing an in-box device with a better mouse or keyboard). Instead, they saddled every one of their users with this thing, where it has remained at best in limbo between “occasionally useful” and “worse than the original”. I can say without a doubt that the only reason I finally broke down and bought a new laptop is because (1) they finally came to their senses with the physical Esc key, and (2) BetterTouchTool exists.