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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by ratsimihah on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @05:04AM (#21069026)
> IMO the 2015 MacBook Pro is the best Mac out there, mainly because of its beautiful retina display, perfect weight, and most importantly, a good keyboard.

What about integrated USB and display ports that don't require external adapters? Isn't that the dream? o_o

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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by mLuby on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @08:24AM (#21070056)
2019 [reality]: peripherals use USB, USB-C, HDMI, 3.5mm audio.

- Apple: you get USB-C and a bucketful of dongles.

- Others: we'll make machines with all those ports.

2024 [the dream is realized]: peripherals use USB-C exclusively.

- Apple: We were right about USB-C. To congratulate ourselves, let's introduce USB-NeXT (incompatible with USB-C).

- Others: Your old machines still work. New machines just have USB-C.

2024 [darkest timeline]: peripherals never converge on USB-C.

- Apple: USB-C isn't converging. Let's introduce USB-NeXT (incompatible with USB-C).

- Others: Your old machines still work. We'll continue making machines with all those ports.

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