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Nothing says "we love the planet" more than a mountain of old dongles, broken and cracked iphone charger cables, and unrepairable consumer electronics. All of
by dlsa 5y ago
Nothing says "we love the planet" more than a mountain of old dongles, broken and cracked iphone charger cables, and unrepairable consumer electronics.
All of which could have had much longer useful lifetimes through the most basic engineering practices. Apple cables are perfect examples of style over substance. Insufficient reinforcement for a daily use item. Poor design.
- subsubzero 5y agoagree, I thought Ive went off the deep end towards the end of his tenure at apple, Tim Cook prb was afraid to rein him in due to his seniority with apple and how close he was to Jobs. You can see how things were "fixed" at apple now that Ive is gone and the new M1 macs no longer have alot of the design inputs he pushed for.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoThe Air is still pretty, the new Pros however looked off to me in the presentation. Maybe the proportions between the body and the screen are off (from the side). It reminded me of a bowl of cereals, for some reasons. I wonder if the Air design is still influenced by Ive?
- whywhywhywhy 5y ago>Apple cables are perfect examples of style over substance. Insufficient reinforcement for a daily use item. Poor design. They used to be fine though, it's when they changed the rubber to whatever they use today that starts to fray and fall apart. My Titanium Powerbook cable is still intact and fine even today, but every cable I've bought from around 2014 onwards has frayed. I've heard they switched to a more "eco-friendly" rubber at some point, but I don't see the value in that if I have to buy 2-3 power cables over a laptops life.
- sharikous 5y agoIIRC the new 14"/16" MBPs have a braided cable which should be a lot better
- whywhywhywhy 5y agoYep mine arrives next week, definitely a change I'm welcoming after having far too many frayed cables around the house.