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Limits? AFAIK Apple doesn't support daisychaining via Displayport at all. Just Thunderbolt. There are no Apple displays that support daisychaining via Displayp

Limits? AFAIK Apple doesn't support daisychaining via Displayport at all. Just Thunderbolt. There are no Apple displays that support daisychaining via Displayport either, so this whole notion that Apple actively sabotages 3rd party DP displays is nonsense. Now, one might argue that you would want them support this because it's technically feasible with the current hardware (I have no idea), but there might be a ton of reasons why Apple doesn't. AFAIK, such displays weren't even available when this generation of Macbooks were built, so the most likely explanation is the Apple simply didn't bother initially and until very recently had no reason to revisit that decision.

morganvachon 11y ago
I'm not a huge fan of Apple, but I have to agree with you. Windows doesn't (yet[1]) have a built-in SSH client or server, even though OS X and Linux do. Should I sue Microsoft because it doesn't do one specific thing in software, even though the hardware allows it if I install another OS? [1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/microsoft-bringing-ssh-to-windows-and-powershell/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/micros...
- Nexxxeh 11y ago
  When any end user can easily add the functionality you are referring to, for free, to an operating system you can buy, pre-installed on a 7" tablet with an SSD, Quadcore x86 CPU and HDMI out, for less than £70... I think you might be making a flawed comparison. How exactly does one freely and easily add (reasonably expected) functionality to OS X? Due to how much escalation was required, even Apple themselves thought it should work.
  - morganvachon 11y ago
    As the article stated, you can make the hardware do what you want to by changing the software (OS X to Windows or Linux); in other words, the hardware isn't the limitation, only the software. In my example, your computer's hardware is fully capable of being used for SSH, you just have to use the right software. My point being, unless Apple sabotaged the hardware to make it only usable with their brand of displays, there's really no harm done here. You don't buy a 4K TV, hook it up to a 2005 era DVD player, and expect to see 4K resolution on the screen just because your TV had a plug that accepted the DVD player's cable. Just because the plug fits doesn't mean the capability is there. If you want MST over DP, use the software that allows for it, and if that means installing another OS, then so be it. Petition Apple to allow MST over DP as well as Thunderbolt and explain to them that they lost a Mac user to Windows or Linux because of this. I hope that makes it easier to understand.

morganvachon 11y ago

I'm not a huge fan of Apple, but I have to agree with you. Windows doesn't (yet[1]) have a built-in SSH client or server, even though OS X and Linux do. Should I sue Microsoft because it doesn't do one specific thing in software, even though the hardware allows it if I install another OS? [1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/microsoft-bringing-ssh-to-windows-and-powershell/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/micros...

Nexxxeh 11y ago
When any end user can easily add the functionality you are referring to, for free, to an operating system you can buy, pre-installed on a 7" tablet with an SSD, Quadcore x86 CPU and HDMI out, for less than £70... I think you might be making a flawed comparison. How exactly does one freely and easily add (reasonably expected) functionality to OS X? Due to how much escalation was required, even Apple themselves thought it should work.
- morganvachon 11y ago
  As the article stated, you can make the hardware do what you want to by changing the software (OS X to Windows or Linux); in other words, the hardware isn't the limitation, only the software. In my example, your computer's hardware is fully capable of being used for SSH, you just have to use the right software. My point being, unless Apple sabotaged the hardware to make it only usable with their brand of displays, there's really no harm done here. You don't buy a 4K TV, hook it up to a 2005 era DVD player, and expect to see 4K resolution on the screen just because your TV had a plug that accepted the DVD player's cable. Just because the plug fits doesn't mean the capability is there. If you want MST over DP, use the software that allows for it, and if that means installing another OS, then so be it. Petition Apple to allow MST over DP as well as Thunderbolt and explain to them that they lost a Mac user to Windows or Linux because of this. I hope that makes it easier to understand.