i live in NORTHERN Ireland and i just dont like the way use are all going on about the new laptops that they come out with and all use can do is nothing but complain about it dosent have this or that
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New MacBook Pros Don't Include Backlit Apple Logo or Power Extension Cable
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Some idiot will still defend them.
If by not having the light shine through it adds stability, then it would at least be a good technical reason. We don't need another bend-gate.
exactly! sooooo guys....well...what do we do now???lol
Ive been such a social justice warrior, i forgot the need to innovate things.
Just watch, Apple will include an A La Carte' customization +$50 bucks to include a glowing Apple logo on the back in addition to another +$19 for the ext. cord, pick your piece.
It's all about economics and ecological balance. The race to the bottom.. Everybody's doing it. The primal forces of nature are at hand..
I've never seen so much negative feedback from an Apple product. Ever. It's so strange and out of the ordinary, especially on an Apple-loving site such as this. But it is deserves it. I'm put off Apple by their poor, greedy decisions with just one product. And it really saddens me to say that as I thought I never would.
I have a 2011 MBP that is showing no signs of going out (knock on wood) so I will be hanging on to it for a little longer.....
Just think, in the U.K. You can pay over four grand for the 15" model and it doesn't even have the, what EVERY other laptop has and is common sense to include, power supply extension cable..
Price gouging at its very best.
Sigh. What the duck are you doing apple? I hope no one buys these that they are forced to rethink their strategy.
This is why i am sad. i use that extension cable on my desk and unplug the adapter and travel with the plug module. I like I can do that. Ok save the planet and let me return it to the store instead of throwing it out or pack rat the f-n thing which the rest of my cables from 1995. They are also handy for the other products. Charger on the night stand and the damn outlet behind the couch on the desk.
I have a late 2012 with 768gb 16gb 2.6i7 I'm very happy but what's next. As a "Pro user" It's thin enought and I understand that batteries make the laptops heavy. 2 strap.
My desktop is a hackintosh cause the iMac is sexy but damn. 3k? Paying the Apple tax only goes so far.
What happened to the dock included in the original iPhone. Dock is now $50.
Go ahead and laugh I'm really upset and feel like I have to move on and OS X and the mac are dead. I get it the phone is most of apples revenue.
Reality is I am a sheep / smuck and will end up buying one in the near future and creatively justifinng why I don't need ports, current proc and ram.
Actually it's $2,999 plus $349 for AppleCare. Factoring in inflation it's barely $200 more.
Even upgrading to the fastest GPU and CPU don't get it to $4,000.
next iteration of MBPs will feature a nice gap were the trackpad resides, and you'll need to nest an iphone there to use your computer
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Problem is... if no one buys any more of their products, it will force Apple to drop prices or rethink their direction. If they drop the price it will improve sales but this isn't the point. Its about intent. They intend to take advantage of consumers.
The days when they actually cared about user experience and improving the world (to take a leaf out of Cooks language) are gone. Their intent when Jobs was around was different. Jobs saw that by making great products, quality and design at decent prices would NATURALLY drive the stock and profits up.
Nowadays, the intent to shaft us is there, not the intent to do whats best for consumers. Two fundamentally different and vastly opposing philosophises of the old Apple and the new Apple.
The days when they actually cared about user experience and improving the world (to take a leaf out of Cooks language) are gone. Their intent when Jobs was around was different. Jobs saw that by making great products, quality and design at decent prices would NATURALLY drive the stock and profits up.
Nowadays, the intent to shaft us is there, not the intent to do whats best for consumers. Two fundamentally different and vastly opposing philosophises of the old Apple and the new Apple.
Dude.. this is a discussion forum.. in the past when Apple announced with amazing things it was filled with people talking about how excited they were. Why should they not be allowed to say how disappointed they are this time?
Totally agree, glowing Apple logo is the only reason everybody buys it.. LOL
Anyone who can afford a Mac can afford a $19 cable. Apple knows that. The bean counters are running Apple and any dollars they can squeeze out of Apple customers they will. Apple has found out there are few ways they can keep the highest market cap and that's to keep customers paying through the nose for everything. Apple sees customers as little more than "walking wallets."
Yep, shares will plumit due to the lack of glowing Apple logo.
Steve would never allowed this... LOL
Now those students won't be using macs any longer....Personally I don't care much about the glowing logo, but it was the best free marketing they could get.
