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Re:Review: Touch Bar MacBook Pros give an expensive glimpse ... by cocktailpeanuts on Monday November 14, 2016 @03:55PM (#12953263)
Yeah I agree that they are competitive, that's why they can add stuff but can't remove. Adding is easy. Adding is always good, which means it's easy to make that decision, but removing requires "courage" (haha I just can't help it although I agree with the term)

For example, it would be an idiotic move for Microsoft Surface to remove USB cables and headphone jacks because as far as hardware is concerned they're an underdog.

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Re:Review: Touch Bar MacBook Pros give an expensive glimpse ... by majormajor on Monday November 14, 2016 @04:00PM (#12953312)
> For example, it would be an idiotic move for Microsoft Surface to remove USB cables and headphone jacks because as far as hardware is concerned they're an underdog.

That doesn't track with history. Apple was a huge underdog when they released the iMac and removed floppies and many non-USB ports.

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Re:Review: Touch Bar MacBook Pros give an expensive glimpse ... by cocktailpeanuts on Monday November 14, 2016 @04:02PM (#12953332)
Well I guess they had "courage" back then! But most companies don't, and that was my point.
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