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0 pointsApocryphon3mo ago0 comments

You’re describing the Apple of 2018.

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Ah sorry, I must be thinking of the Apple of 2025 that still hasn’t added USB-A to their laptops (even though my Framework has 2) and expects me to carry a dongle everywhere, because after all, it’s my fault for not completely rearranging my world to do what Apple wants.

Or I must be thinking about the Apple of 2025 that rolled out Liquid Glass, an OS so disastrously bad I have to toggle accessibility settings just to make it usable.

I’m pretty comfortable saying modern Apple has had a sad and shitty fall from its peak.

jdujfkhllhl3mo ago

China and EU have mandated usb-c for all rechargeable devices, for many years. Usb-a is legacy, together with vga, parallel printer ports and other old and bulky connectors, such connectors should require adapters. This is a good thing.

That’s why apple laptops are using usb-c.

Esophagus43mo ago

Such a ridiculous sentiment. You can justify all you want, but I still have USB-A on my Framework :) It is not legacy because 1) I am not in China and 2) I want it.

And I noticed you didn’t touch on Liquid Glass… guessing that one is much tougher to explain away…

cosmic_cheese3mo ago

Additionally, most MacBook USB-C ports are also Thunderbolt 3/4/5 ports which can do a number of things that USB-A ports can't. A laptop with 3x TB ports is substantially more expandable than a laptop with 1x USB-C and 3x USB-A.

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Esophagus43mo ago

Or I must be thinking about the Apple of 2025 that rolled out Liquid Glass, an OS so disastrously bad I have to toggle accessibility settings just to make it usable.

I’m pretty comfortable saying modern Apple has had a sad and shitty fall from its peak.

jdujfkhllhl3mo ago

That’s why apple laptops are using usb-c.

Esophagus43mo ago

Such a ridiculous sentiment. You can justify all you want, but I still have USB-A on my Framework :) It is not legacy because 1) I am not in China and 2) I want it.

And I noticed you didn’t touch on Liquid Glass… guessing that one is much tougher to explain away…

cosmic_cheese3mo ago

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