Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up

Re:Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up by kartickv on Monday March 06, 2017 @10:42PM (#13808104)

The question isn't whether they deserve the complaints, or about the minutae of charging, but whether people think that going from X -> Y is bad and going from Y -> X is also bad. If so, they're just being change-averse: ignore them.

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Re:Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up by Dylan16807 on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @02:32AM (#13808861)

In general it's a good thing to think about.

But you were using it to make an argument that the complaints were invalid.

So I'm going to reply to that specific argument, by pointing out that when Apple changes the IO ports to USB-C and enables USB charging, it does not require them to remove the magsafe port.

In other words, apple went X -> Y. But adding Y reused IO ports and could have coexisted with X. Even though Y might be better than X, it was a false dichotomy in the first place.

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Re:Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up by kartickv on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @09:32PM (#13817359)

There's no need for MagSafe if you have USB charging. It's redundant.

It also entrenches the old standard rather than making way for the new one. If you have a laptop with both USB-C and MagSafe, and you need a second charger, you might buy a MagSafe charger if it's cheaper or to use with an older Macbook. Whereas without MagSafe, you'll buy a USB-C charger — the new technology.

If you want to do a transition, you have to go all in. Having both the old and the new port merely delays the transition, causing more pain in the long-term. Get it over with.

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