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For better or for worse, Apple is often ahead of the curve. They love to get rid of ports, but years after going all-in on USB C/Thunderbolt for 2016 MacBook P
by musicale 5y ago
For better or for worse, Apple is often ahead of the curve.
They love to get rid of ports, but years after going all-in on USB C/Thunderbolt for 2016 MacBook Pro models they actually backtracked and added some of the missing ports back (though I wish they'd kept 4 - or more! - USB C/Thunderbolt ports!)
- NoPicklez 5y agoI never understood why they removed MagSafe, fair enough it meant you should use USB-C which is more standardised. But it was an excellent feature, which kept my charger working for 10+ years.
- hutattedonmyarm 5y agoI'm incredibly happy with the solution on their redesigned Pros. MagSafe, but you can charge using USB-C if you want
- fuzzythinker 5y agoGetting rid of floppy drive was probably their first "get rid of ports" move.
- zerocrates 5y agoAround that same time they killed ADB in favor of USB.
- fuzzythinker 5y agoTotally forgot they didn't use PS/2
- taejavu 5y agoYes but they influence the curve too. I don't think the phasing out of 3.5mm jacks was inevitable - if Apple kept them so would have every other company!