Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by gambiting on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @07:18AM (#18228346)

>> If having to find out how to best use your tool is a challenge (especially when the new iteration seems to be such an apparent step backwards compared to the old), maybe it simply isn't good design.

Cough, cough......USB-C. Looking at the plug there is no way to tell whether the cable will support fast charging, video, or even 3.0 or just 2.0 USB. All of those cables share the same socket but provide different functions.

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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by dahauns on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @07:27AM (#18228387)

Well, this is where Apple gets it right - every USB-C socket supports everything. (Ok, mostly. Looking at you, MacBook 12!)

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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by gambiting on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @07:43AM (#18228491)

Socket - yes. But you can walk into an official Apple store, buy a brand new MacBook Pro + an "apple approved" LG USB-C display, and guess what - the USB-C cable that is bundled with your MacBook Pro cannot be used with the display that you just bought. What's worse, MacOS won't tell you why it doesn't work - it just won't. It's the worst and most user-hostile design in computers I have seen in years.

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Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was... by dahauns on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @06:22AM (#18237715)

Ah, of course, I misread - the cables. No disagreement from me here. :)

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