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> For example, they've developed this incessant habit of trying to remove basic and often loved features in order to save a buck (ports, headphone jacks, mag-sa
by acdha 3y ago
> For example, they've developed this incessant habit of trying to remove basic and often loved features in order to save a buck (ports, headphone jacks, mag-safe cables, glare-free screens, escape keys and other buttons, etc).
Half of those are wrong - they reversed the Ives decisions about ports, MagSafe, and the escape key, etc. — and it’s unclear that your personal preferences are as widely shared as you’re claiming. All phone manufacturers have been removing headphone jacks, for example, since it makes them more reliable and the models with headphone jacks didn’t start selling better. I haven’t seen any data supporting that as a major disappointment for customers.
- kokanee 3y agoI'm aware that they reversed those decisions, which I see as proof that broad customer dissatisfaction with those choices forced them to walk back those cash grabs. I recognize that these events could be interpreted differently, but that's my read of the situation, and it's certainly my experience as a long time customer. I could write a manifesto on my hatred of the move from headphone jacks to bluetooth across all device categories. I admit that I'm an outlier here, but regardless I just might have to make time to write up my thoughts on this travesty.