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It's funny and ironic how so much of the grumbling about the Thunderbolt 3 ports here mirror the arguments made against the first iMac, a Mac which eschewed most previous Mac connectors to debut the first USB ports for the Mac, USB-A ports with connectors that are over 20 years old in design.  It's one of the few connectors in computing (alongside the Ethernet RJ45 and yes, audio jack) still in use after such a long time.

The USB-C connector is however superior in every way to the USB-A connector. Just as by 2002 the USB-A was in ubiquitous use on PCs and Macs, the USB C connector will be everywhere by 2022.  Just as in 2002, people will look back and wonder why some wanted to be tied to the inefficiency of the past.

I have zombie ports on my current MacBook that I hardly, if ever use.  The beauty of the latest MacBook Pro design is having total flexibility in what the port is used for, be it power, data, display or indeed all three combined.

It should also be noted that like the very first iMac, the latest MacBook Pros aren't the first to ship with Thunderbolt 3 ports.
It's highly likely though that like the first iMac, they will greatly advance their popularity.

Once again Apple helps to propel the entire industry forward.

There is a possibility some of the "holdouts" are actually technology gadget collectors, a Note 7 in their collection will be the tech equivalent of poached ivory, the Note 7 will become a very rare and frowned upon device.  Let's hope these collectors have some sense and keep it within a fireproof box!

Belichick pointed to the league's ownership of the hardware as a primary problem, preventing Patriots IT staff from fixing a situation. The teams are provided the gear in the hours before the game, and evidently, it only functions sporadically after being handed over by league officials, leaving little time to pinpoint and rectify the problem.

It seems miserly of the league that for $400 million the teams aren't assigned the tablets to remain in-house. If they're concerned about tampering, cheating or sabotage of the opponents' equipment, simply assign a resident IT NFL official or two to ensure all is in good working order.  Surely they can assign two per team for 400 million dollars?
If not then make the deal for $450 million, that's assuming $100,000 a year each for two officials at the each of the 32 teams plus "some kickback" on top.

bdkennedy said:

One reason not to upgrade to the iPhone 7.  It's ugly.

Not surprised you find it ugly considering you see the Samsung ArtPC as being prettier than the Mac Pro:

bdkennedy said:

Well, hate to say it, but I think Samsung's is a nicer design. I like the high level speaker system on top.

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Charlie33 said:

I will miss the Note7's beautiful screen, how easy it was to handle for a big phone and Samsung Pay.  Apple and Google really ought to try licensing Sammy's magnetic reader tech, at least for the US's woefully old payment terminals.

Should they also really ought to try licensing Sammy's smoke signal tech, at least for the US's areas with woefully poor cell coverage?