Maybe they have been doing this all along. I can't fully disagree with that. However, maybe for a lot of their most loyal followers they have finally gone too far. I can only speak for myself, but as an avid Apple user, I have begun looking over the fence much more seriously than ever before. Two years ago I would have never even given a thought to any computer other than a Mac. The only phone I would ever consider was an iPhone. That has changed, and at this point, I am not certain a MacBook Pro would be the top of my list when it is time for a new laptop. This is from someone that has had Mac only since the Intel switch, owned every iPhone, multiple Apple TVs, iPods, iPads etc. I am all in on Apple, and have begun to look at ways to unravel that. I don't think I am alone.
Perfectly fine. Personally, I don't think ports is a valid reason to switch, that's all. I don't get the whole ports situation, to be honest. So you carry a dongle or two, big deal. Price is a much more compelling argument for me, as you can get a similar laptop for quite a bit less money. Also, GPU performance - a good reason to look for alternatives. But ports? I just don't get it. Love the USB-C ports, tbh.
But, of course, everyone has different needs/views, so, no reason for me to debate this further.
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It is not true, it is very stupid myth.
I disagree. Mac people who upgraded to the iMac back then had to throw away lot of external devices that wouldn't work anymore. USB was at its infancy. And the iMac was really popular because of how it looked, no how it worked, and people bought it because it was cool and fashionable. It made Apple what it is today.
Today, you can still use every single device you have. For 90% of them you just get a new cable, for the rest you attach a small, cheap adapter.
This is a non-issue that people use to express negative emotions towards Apple. All I'm saying is - out of all the reasons to be critical, the port situation is just silly. Just my opinion, of course.
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