Between the ports and the touch bar I think Apple really stunted their sales. But unless they put out a comparable non touch bar model or one with more ports, we can't know for sure. All I know is that I'm still rocking my 2009 MBP because I'm not getting that touchbar. I've spent too much money on Itunes to not be able to pause, play, FF, RW, raise and lower the volume with one click. I use those keys a thousand times a day. I still can't understand how Apple doesn't realize they are used for Itunes media. Something that makes them a lot of money.
I have a mid 2014 MBP 13”
What is holding me from purchasing a new laptop is:
1. Keyboard (fix this, nothing was wrong with the non-butterfly keys. If you cannot make it comparable if not better than the one being replaced, leave it be.)
2. Trackpad (nothing was wrong with the size of the track, leave it be. There is a cursor speed setting if this needs adjusting by the end-user. The present size gets in the way of productivity.)
3. Super Retina Display with minimal bezels (the Mac line is different from the iOS line, you do not have to wait for a new feature to be introduced on the iPhone first. Competitors have 4K resolution in a portable device, for a premium priced product this is a lame omission.)
4. Mag Safe (bring one of your best innovations to the laptop back, seriously what are you thinking?)
5. USB-C TB3 (two ports minimum on the MB model then 4 ports on the MBP 13” and 6-8 ports on the MBP 15” model.)
6. Dongles (include a couple to ease the transition. For the price being charged this is just being petty on Apple’s part. 3.5mm headphone dongle was included as a transitional item. Aid your loyal customers base to adjust to your vision of the future by offering some assistance.)
7. SD, HDMI, Lightening (either include USB-C on both iPhone X, iPad Pro and Mac hardware or provide a lightening port on the Mac to use the provided lightening earphones. People still require HDMI and an SD option, Apple TV is not the solution or replacement for an HDMI port.)
8. TouchBar (needs to be rethought, it’s a miniature touchscreen that is horizontal to the display, who though of this placement. A user has to reach past the TrackPad and keyboard to interact with it, at this point you might as well have had it built into the screen or below it vertically. Why no place it below the TrackPad or even the keyboard, minimizing the reach and not making it awkward for productivity.)
9. Speakers (why are these firing down onto a surface, there is not enough travel clearance compared to the iMac for any suitable sound quality. This is a simple solution that will be far superior compared to anything presently offered.)
10. SSD (the base storage needs to be increased, what is this a sub 1K laptop.)
These are ten simple shortcomings that can be addressed next year.