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Re:Ask HN: Will you really move away from Apple hardware? by basch on Thursday November 03, 2016 @08:44PM (#12869488)
remember that article a day ago complaining that they used old processors? that's another benefit. microsoft shipped skylake with an experimental sleep state (one hp refused to turn on) and it was a disaster. not being cutting edge is how apple will keep its hardware "just working."

now if apple would only add a trackpoint :(

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Re:Ask HN: Will you really move away from Apple hardware? by stephenr on Saturday November 05, 2016 @04:52AM (#12878823)
Apple trackpads are widely regarded as the best, period.

Mac laptops don't need a nipple that 1% of ex-think pad users froth at the mouth for and everyone else finds annoying.

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Re:Ask HN: Will you really move away from Apple hardware? by basch on Monday November 07, 2016 @08:40AM (#12890883)
unlike a trackpad, it has a learning curve. however, if it were marketed as a superior product, and more people tried it, and they got over that couple hour hump of frustration, there would be a market for it. it is a superior navigation device, with practice.
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Re:Ask HN: Will you really move away from Apple hardware? by stephenr on Monday November 07, 2016 @10:33AM (#12891824)
Marketing something as a superior product doesn't make it superior.

Apple is about providing simplified solutions to problems. A Trackpad AND a nipple that hardly anyone will use, is not a simplified solution.

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