Why? Double insulated devices don't need an extra ground, it is not possible for the case to become hot. The neutral wire connects to the same ground bar in the service panel as that third prong would have.
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New MacBook Pros Don't Include Backlit Apple Logo or Power Extension Cable
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Why? Double insulated devices don't need an extra ground, it is not possible for the case to become hot. The neutral wire connects to the same ground bar in the service panel as that third prong would have.
The experience of hanging Phil from an extension cord from the new Apple campus for his insatiable avarice.
why all this over no backlight logo and no extension cord for the power brick grow up no one is making use buy the laptop or there other products apple has the the right to do as they pleases with there products !
You understand that they are beholden to stockholders AND customers, yes? Try selling products to customers who aren't buying and staying in business...!
Apple couldn't care about going green beyond some greenwashing. Non upgradable/repairable laptops are not green. Gluing in consumable parts (e.g. the battery) is not green. Dropping support for Macs that can clearly run software (2008 and 2009 Macs that lost Sierra support) is not green.
The green thing to do would be to not include them in the box, but give users the option to 'redeem' one for free from their apple store if they wanted one through some sort of coupon or electronic system.
The glowing logo didn't appear until the Lombard Powerbook, which was well into the Steve Jobs era even if the basic design is a bit older.
(left to right, Wallstreet, PDQ, Lombard, Pismo)
(Left to right PDQ, Lombard, Pismo-my Wallstreet wasn't cooperating when I took these photos)
Fortunately, at least they managed to get the logo flipped when the Titanium Powerbook came out.
BTW, for those of you who were watching yesterday, a Wallstreet and a TiBook both made appearances in the laptop history video.
I think more that Apple is preparing to launch OLED screens on the computers, and if so, the backlight won't work.
I complained then as well, but for some stupid reason assumed the compromises they made with that machine were because it was meant to be an ultra portable, and I assumed that Apple would recognise that the pro machine has a different user base and thus compromises should not be made.
Yup, now bend over, uncle Timmy has another thing he wants to sell...
i understand that but if u look at it theres i cloud so no need for usb ports and to be i was only a matter of time every thing was going to move to the iCloud
Not "effective marketing", just good supply chain management.
If any product has an initial "pent up demand", you have a several options.
- Build a large inventory of the new systems before announcement, so that you can handle the spike
- Create production capacity to handle the initial spike, then lay off people and facilities once the spike is over
- Size production capacity for the predicted long-term demand, and tell your marketing people to shout about the long initial delivery times as evidence of the "overwhelming success" of the new product.
You can't do everything from the cloud, period. You don't have perfect connections all of the time, and there are data caps everywhere, either from the speed available, to how much you are being raped by the basically 4 cell / data carriers in the USA. And that's just the USA, go to other parts of the world, especially south America to see the snails pace of common internet to see how the cloud is a dream that only turns into reality in Silicon Valley.
Can we dispense with the juvenile homophobic comments?
Yes, and I understand that OLED screens don't have a backlight, but why would you give up free advertising in every coffee shop for the price of a single white, surface-mount LED?
EDIT: hold on, it is not OLED.. they even mention a brighter backlight... WTH?
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