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And I'm guessing the only reason you're guessing that is because you think Apple products are the greatest and you could never imagine anyone not liking their s

And I'm guessing the only reason you're guessing that is because you think Apple products are the greatest and you could never imagine anyone not liking their stuff? No, I actually have a Macbook Pro sitting right next to me and we have iPads, iPods, iPhones, etc. throughout the house. I actually recommend them to users who don't care as much about control, which is most people. They're just not for me though.

happyscrappy 12y ago
You feel you don't have control of your MBP? You just need to do some research, it is more congigurable than you realize.
- WorldWideWayne 12y ago
  Which Macbook can I choose that has 2 physical trackpad buttons instead of just one multi-touch pad? I need it because multi-touch sucks for video games, but Apple only offers the one option. How about a laptop with a number pad? You don't get these choices because it's bad for Apple's bottom-line. I'd also like to replace the OS X Dock with a Taskbar app, but all of the taskbar apps have the same bug because Apple doesn't let software developers modify the NSScreen.visibleFrame property (only the Dock can do that). So, windows always end up behind the taskbar. On Windows all of the APIs are there to replace the Taskbar with a Dock if I want to. I'd also like to turn off the Macbook display when plugged into an external monitor.
  - StavrosK 12y ago
    And don't even get me started about how broken Spaces is, allowing you to cmd+tab to another space.
  - mietek 12y ago
    > I'd also like to turn off the Macbook display when plugged into an external monitor. sudo nvram boot-args=niog=1 http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152203/turn-off-macbook-pros-display-while-connected-to-external-monitor-on-yosemite http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152203/turn-off-mac...
    - WorldWideWayne 12y ago
      Right, but according to one commenter "This works once you boot. But only until the computer goes to sleep. Waking it back up turns the built-in display back on." and according to another one there is a three step process which must be implemented on every single boot. So, wouldn't you agree when I say that Apple just doesn't give you the option?
  - autoreleasepool 12y ago
    If you're serious about gaming you shouldn't be using any kind of trackpad. You'll always be at a severe disadvantage. There are many portable usb mouse options available.
    - WorldWideWayne 12y ago
      This is a "why would you want to do that" type of answer that Apple apologists often give to people when they ask for options that Apple simply does not offer. Did you consider that I might be playing a single-player game and there's nobody to be at a "severe disadvantage" to? Maybe I want the trackpad to work with an OS that doesn't have multi-touch drivers... There are plenty of valid reasons for which I personally prefer a physical right-click button on the trackpad that's built into my laptop.
      - autoreleasepool 12y ago
        > ...type of answer that Apple apologists often give to people when they ask for options that Apple simply does not offer. How could Apple offer every option? You can ask for other options all you want, but thats probably a waste of your time and energy. The rational thing to do would be to just buy from a different brand. It may surprise you to find out that no single company can possibly offer every possible configuration, option, and/or form factor possible. Luckily, different brands tend to cater to different niches. > Did you consider that I might be playing a single-player game and there's nobody to be at a "severe disadvantage" to? Interesting. Are there no enemies or objectives in your single player game? You're objectively better off with a normal mouse. Even a tiny portable usb mouse.

happyscrappy 12y ago

You feel you don't have control of your MBP? You just need to do some research, it is more congigurable than you realize.

WorldWideWayne 12y ago
Which Macbook can I choose that has 2 physical trackpad buttons instead of just one multi-touch pad? I need it because multi-touch sucks for video games, but Apple only offers the one option. How about a laptop with a number pad? You don't get these choices because it's bad for Apple's bottom-line. I'd also like to replace the OS X Dock with a Taskbar app, but all of the taskbar apps have the same bug because Apple doesn't let software developers modify the NSScreen.visibleFrame property (only the Dock can do that). So, windows always end up behind the taskbar. On Windows all of the APIs are there to replace the Taskbar with a Dock if I want to. I'd also like to turn off the Macbook display when plugged into an external monitor.
- StavrosK 12y ago
  And don't even get me started about how broken Spaces is, allowing you to cmd+tab to another space.
- mietek 12y ago
  > I'd also like to turn off the Macbook display when plugged into an external monitor. sudo nvram boot-args=niog=1 http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152203/turn-off-macbook-pros-display-while-connected-to-external-monitor-on-yosemite http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152203/turn-off-mac...
  - WorldWideWayne 12y ago
    Right, but according to one commenter "This works once you boot. But only until the computer goes to sleep. Waking it back up turns the built-in display back on." and according to another one there is a three step process which must be implemented on every single boot. So, wouldn't you agree when I say that Apple just doesn't give you the option?
- autoreleasepool 12y ago
  If you're serious about gaming you shouldn't be using any kind of trackpad. You'll always be at a severe disadvantage. There are many portable usb mouse options available.
  - WorldWideWayne 12y ago
    This is a "why would you want to do that" type of answer that Apple apologists often give to people when they ask for options that Apple simply does not offer. Did you consider that I might be playing a single-player game and there's nobody to be at a "severe disadvantage" to? Maybe I want the trackpad to work with an OS that doesn't have multi-touch drivers... There are plenty of valid reasons for which I personally prefer a physical right-click button on the trackpad that's built into my laptop.
    - autoreleasepool 12y ago
      > ...type of answer that Apple apologists often give to people when they ask for options that Apple simply does not offer. How could Apple offer every option? You can ask for other options all you want, but thats probably a waste of your time and energy. The rational thing to do would be to just buy from a different brand. It may surprise you to find out that no single company can possibly offer every possible configuration, option, and/or form factor possible. Luckily, different brands tend to cater to different niches. > Did you consider that I might be playing a single-player game and there's nobody to be at a "severe disadvantage" to? Interesting. Are there no enemies or objectives in your single player game? You're objectively better off with a normal mouse. Even a tiny portable usb mouse.