What is the new meaning of the word "courage" then? I presume it just means a decision other than the "safe" option. It's a bit melodramatic, perhaps, but not really a new definition. From an individual perspective, someone may have felt they were sticking their necks out and were in danger of hurting their career if the decision led to backlash and a reversal.
(Talking about the audio jack change, no idea how making easy-to-maintenance parts is not the safe choice).
Re:Surface Laptop 4
by bobthechef on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @09:11PM
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For one, courage is the mean between cowardice and recklessness. I.e., the pursuit of a good where the risk is rationally justifiable in proportion to the good.
Can't comment on whether the decision makers were being courageous or not in any way. Not sure any of us could.
In the case of "Courage", Apple branded their decision to remove the headphone jack as "courageous".
"A sense of pride and accomplishment" is from the Battlefront video games, when marketers were talking about some features that either cost hundreds-of-dollars, or literally hundreds of hours of gameplay to unlock.