1. Apple has stores everywhere, in some countries only. Not here.
because they dont have legacy ports? i mean common the dongle debacle is nothing to cry about but people seem to think its a huge deal. Many devices are usb-c nowadays. For your old stuff get a few 2 dollar adapters leave them plugged into that accessory and move on with your life. I personally would rather be able to charge from either side of the machine than one. You know how many power cables i had to go through with my 2011 machine? Never an issue with the new ones because its a cable not a cable that frays because of god knows what but i had to pay 80$ two times within 4 years of owning that machine. My 2016 never had a frayed cable and if it did a usb c cable is cheap you dont need to buy the whole charger for magsafe.
I can/do keep my 2015 MBP and move on with my life instead of buying and forever carrying tons of dongles. USB-A isn't even the worst thing to lose, it's HDMI. No TV supports USB-C, and I want to stream stuff (seems like a typical use case). And nobody cares about the marginally faster CPU, nor does the new machine even look nicer cause there's no lit up logo. The only thing better about the ports is charging via USB-C.
Then you need to find some stats. Given that you buy Apple or, say, Dell, what's the probability of some failure? I doubt this can be found anywhere.
usb-c to hdmi cable. i carry one "dongle" that has two usb-c plug two usb-a, card reader and hdmi. Its really not a huge deal for the ADVANTAGES you get from 4 usb-c ports. Some people just dont like the idea that they have to buy a few extra things when you are already buying a 3000$ computer i understand that but its not anything for me. I have all kinds of audio and video cables and plenty of usb-c cables i can use with apples charger which is nice. Not a fan of white so i have a braided usb-c black cable thats 10 feet and its nice. You couldnt do that with the old machines. You where forced to buy apples charger even when the cable frayed or turned green and they never warrantied them.
Because the Chief Design Officer had his focus on Apple Park and not Apple products.
Fair enough. But you'll miss out on perhaps the last of the best laptops Apple made... the 2017 MacBook Air.
The issue is not with Apples customer service which is second to none, it's the drop in quality control over the past 3 years or so. I used to buy an Apple product with full confidence that it will last many years but that is no longer the case.
Apple has identified an undisclosed issue with the logic board in "a very small number" of 2018 MacBook Air units, according to an internal document distributed to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers on Friday. The document was obtained by MacRumors from a source who has proven reliable.
Apple will replace the main logic board in affected MacBook Air units, free of charge. Apple will also send an email to affected customers to let them know that their notebooks are eligible for a main logic board replacement. Apple did not provide any specific details or symptoms pertaining to the "issue."
2018 MacBook Air owners can visit Apple's support website to schedule an appointment with an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider. When the serial number of an affected MacBook Air is entered into Apple's internal repair system, a message will direct technicians to replace the logic board.
Apple will authorize coverage within four years of the MacBook Air's original purchase date. If the notebook has accidental damage that the customer does not want repaired, technicians are instructed to proceed with the logic board replacement at no cost as long as the damage does not prevent completion of the repair.
If accidental damage does prevent the logic board replacement from being completed, Apple says the customer must pay for necessary repairs in order to get the logic board replaced at no cost.
Apple has not publicly announced this repair policy, likely due to what it believes is a very small number of affected customers. While we are confident this information is accurate, as it comes from a consistently reliable source, we cannot guarantee that all Apple employees will acknowledge the policy.
This is at least the third repair program that Apple has introduced in the past five weeks, alongside its 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro battery recall and replacement program and 2016 13-inch MacBook Pro display backlight service program.
Article Link: Apple Identifies Logic Board Issue With 'Very Small Number' of 2018 MacBook Airs, Will Fix Free of Charge
While I agree with you (hard not to be after three! generations in a row of defective keyboards, for instance), I think this particular case could be “the boy who cried wolf” and actually affect a small number of users.
Rossman is MacRumors' source?
I'm sure it will be made public eventually. Didn't the keyboard program start out as sort of a whisper?
I don't think the 2019's have a "known" keyboard issue....but they might end up having a problem, so why not add them to the program with the other's from this generation? Seems like the most prudent thing to do, no?
And Apple has an SVP of hardware engineering for what then? Is he just a seat warmer in the board room?
Don't worry. This is software bug, not hardware problem.
It may not be that simple. Probably Ive gets to decide the design and dimensions and then the engineers have to work with what they are dictated.And Apple has an SVP of hardware engineering for what then? Is he just a seat warmer in the board room?
