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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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