Agreed. There is a reason camera lenses are not matte. Polished glass passes light rays more directly and efficiently, meaning a clearer, higher contrast view o

Agreed. There is a reason camera lenses are not matte. Polished glass passes light rays more directly and efficiently, meaning a clearer, higher contrast view of the screen underneath the glass. The big change that enabled Apple to remove the matte option was brighter and more efficient LED backlights. Now their laptop screens have plenty of brightness to overpower ambient light in practical usage. If reflections are interfering with work, one can simply turn up the brightness to overpower them. This does not work well in extremely bright conditions like direct sunlight. But then again matte screens also suck in direct sunlight. I like to think of this as a subtle hint from the industry that one should not work at the beach. ;-)