Somewhere on a whiteboard in Cupertino, there's a wishlist of desired features for the MacBook Air.
Senior management crosses out HDMI every time it shows up on that whiteboard.
Every. Single. Time.
And this probably follows years of MBA prototypes with HDMI ports getting thrown on the scrap heap after a new MacBook Air is launched.
It's worth pointing out that Thunderbolt has more functionality (data, video, power) than the legacy HDMI connector.
That said, I am happy that my ghetto Acer Swift 3 notebook has an HDMI port. (Yes, it also has Thunderbolt.)
It's important to remember that all products include compromises: features, cost, price, availability, etc. and are still subject to the laws of physics.
And no one can please everyone all the time.
And yet the MacBook Air is still the best selling laptop....so I'm guessing the lack of both a USB-A port and an HDMI port is really a non issue. If it were, then it wouldn't be the best selling laptop.
There's a range of different issue levels between something being a deal-breaking issue, and something being a non-issue. Apple selling laptops doesn't not mean that the purchasers of those laptops aren't annoyed by the lack of USB-A. It's not a good idea to annoy your customers.
Yes, customers are just buying something they don't want. If you really believe this, find me a reliable stat on the return rate? I'm sorry you want something with old tech on it. Apple is NEVER going to put a USB-A port on its MacBook lineup.
Somewhere on a whiteboard in Cupertino, there's a wishlist of desired features for the MacBook Air.
Senior management crosses out HDMI every time it shows up on that whiteboard.
Every. Single. Time.
And this probably follows years of MBA prototypes with HDMI ports getting thrown on the scrap heap after a new MacBook Air is launched.
It's worth pointing out that Thunderbolt has more functionality (data, video, power) than the legacy HDMI connector.
That said, I am happy that my ghetto Acer Swift 3 notebook has an HDMI port. (Yes, it also has Thunderbolt.)
It's important to remember that all products include compromises: features, cost, price, availability, etc. and are still subject to the laws of physics.
And no one can please everyone all the time.
And yet the MacBook Air is still the best selling laptop....so I'm guessing the lack of both a USB-A port and an HDMI port is really a non issue. If it were, then it wouldn't be the best selling laptop.
There's a range of different issue levels between something being a deal-breaking issue, and something being a non-issue. Apple selling laptops doesn't not mean that the purchasers of those laptops aren't annoyed by the lack of USB-A. It's not a good idea to annoy your customers.
Yes, customers are just buying something they don't want. If you really believe this, find me a reliable stat on the return rate? I'm sorry you want something with old tech on it. Apple is NEVER going to put a USB-A port on its MacBook lineup.
Can you not read? I'm saying that lack of USB-A is not a deal breaking issue. People buy MacBooks, people like MacBooks, but they may also not like that the MacBooks do not have USB-A. This should be eminently obvious because of the people you're ALL CAPS arguing with. I don't like it, and I have a MacBook Pro that I like and have never returned.
Customers buy the things they like, not exclusively the things that they like 100% with no reservations.
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Customers buy the things they like, not exclusively the things that they like 100% with no reservations.
I currently have a PC that I connect to dual monitors using something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/54292-Mini-DisplayPort-Monitor-Splitter/dp/B07S5LXHPR/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2H2WLYEN4V4QD&keywords=thunderbolt+to+hdmi+splitter&qid=1655182786&sprefix=thunderbolt+to+hdmi+s,aps,316&sr=8-6 . If I understand correctly, would I not be able to connect a Macbook Air to dual monitors with a similar adapter? That might be a dealbreaker...
It's not because of M1, though. Apple doesn't support DisplayPort daisy-chaining at all.