It has seemed that the principle of "form following function," has been a guiding principle of Apple design for such a long time, its surprising that they will be doing something so extreme as putting extra holes in their product just for visual balance. Its further surprising that they are increasing the manufacturing cost of the product for visual reasons. Those extra unnecessary holes will add up to a lot of cost and increase the chances of moisture entering the device. Of course maybe they want the water to enter the devices which will prompt damage and replacement purchases by consumers.