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Products should be designed to withstand consumer lifestyles, but some consumers will be outliers.

• dheera 5y ago
  The ones who sit in an office all day ARE the outliers, and unfortunately we put the task of design in their hands. The majority of the world gets out and does things. Physically.
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  • ashtonkem 5y ago
    I’d disagree pretty strongly that the majority of laptop buyers[0] are going out there and doing things. If anything, we’re trending more in a sedentary direction as a species. Also, as an active person myself I’ve never had a problem with USB-C; I don’t use my laptop out hiking and fishing, and I’m kind of confused who in the world is riding horses or bicycles and also fiddling with their consumer electronics at the same time. And while maybe USB-C is less durable than headphone jacks, I can also say that wired headphones suck when you’re being active. I can’t even count how many times a door knob ripped out my earbuds and sent me into a fit of rage. I switched to Bluetooth and never looked back. 0 - Of course the world’s poor are active, but they’re also not the target consumers for USB-C devices.
    • dheera 5y ago
      > I’m kind of confused who in the world is riding horses or bicycles and also fiddling with their consumer electronics at the same time Please don't dismiss things just because you don't do them. I go on long bike rides with navigation on and that drains the battery quickly, so the needs to be constantly plugged into a portable battery pack, while in my pocket. This extremely common.