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foregoneconclusion said:

Oh sure, the "infamous" butterfly keyboard...it was supposedly more prone to failure than the prior scissor mechanism (according to tech blogs), yet nobody could provide any actual evidence or numbers that proved it. In fact, nobody could provide the repair rate of previous generation scissor keyboards, so it wasn't even possible to make a comparison. 

I knew a few dozen people with them and every single person had issues with them.  Some people got away with the compressed air trick, but at least half had to go without their machines for at least a few days if not weeks to get the keyboard replaced.

The butterfly keyboard represented the epitome of solving problems that didn't exist and causing far more real problems instead.  I wasn't buying a new Mac laptop until it was gone; thankfully my wait is over. 

mrochester said:

USBC can do HDMI, HDMI cannot do USBC. 

lol - USB-C can't do HDMI without a dongle. 
And why would I need HDMI to do USB-C? That's ridiculous.

If you need more USB-C ports then just carry a USB-C hub around with you, especially since you think it's not a big deal for everyone else to have to carry adapters around   

mrochester said:

The silly thing with these new laptops is we’ve gone from 4 universal ports that will do anything to 3 universal ports and 2 ports that can only do one thing, so technically a less flexible machine now. 

Also, where’s the outcry about Apple using a proprietary charging port? 

lol - only with this bunch is more flexibility in reality less flexibility.  As for needing four thunderbolt ports - if you really do then just carry a dongle/thunderbolt hub!  I'm sure those unitasker ports could easily be served by dongles, right?  If dongles aren't that big of a deal then just carry your flipping thunderbolt dongle!  

Same thing with charging.  You can still charge with USB-C and utterly ignore that "proprietary" charging cable if it's being proprietary is so offensive to you.

They ADDED choice, yet for many the glass is half full.  Utterly ridiculous.  

saarek said:
At home I can just plug into a dock and off I go, but when visiting offices/other locations dongle town was an absolute pain in the arse!

Yes - while I'm happy for so many forum members that are ensconced in their ideal bubbles of non-interaction with the outside world, for the rest of us dongletown was an utter nightmare and PITA.  

For those who have extra ports they don't need they aren't impacted in the least.
For those of us who have need of a port and don't have it, we are SOL.  Instead of a productive tool I have a useless brick.  Thank god Apple regained some sanity and added these essential ports back.  Respecting your customers needs and not some future utopian vision is indeed delivering excellence.  

shareef777 said:

Most corporate offices would have a slew of dongles in each conference room already. 

Ha!  Dongles are routinely missing or broken.  Dongles suck and suck hard.  Thank god the HDMI port is back!