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Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by coldtea »

sethammons wrote: post #152
coldtea wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I take it you've never read Apple's instructions before: "To charge your Apple Pencil (1st generation), PLUG YOUR Apple Pencil INTO THE Lightning connector ON YOUR iPad. You can ALSO charge it with a USB Power Adapter by using the Apple Pencil Charging Adapter that came with your Apple Pencil." Emphasis mine. Apple not only designed this BS way to charge, but also promoted it as the canonical way on their official do…

I'm not following, why emphasise the words you did? Reminds me of Austin Powers not being able to control the volume of his voice.

Because (a) the emphasised parts describe the very method the parent said isn't how you're supposed to charge the Apple Pencil (b) they show what Apple not only recommends this method, but recommends it firat and without any qualifications, whereas what the parent said it the "canonical" way is mentioned as an aside qualified by "you can also".

I could just paste the whole excerpt, but I wanted to "rub the relevant part "in the face", so to speak.

I take it you are familiar with the concept of adding emphasis to a statement to highlight some part, right?

If you're asking for the specific use of caps, it's because italics don't look very well in HN, and I can't bold IIRC.

Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by moduspol »

ainiriand wrote: post #164
matwood wrote: post #145

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> whichever idiot thought putting the power plug at the bottom of the Magic Mouse was a good idea. Do you have one? It charges very quickly. Basically go make a cup of coffee and it's charged for the day+ when you get back. Leave it plugged in overnight and it's good for almost a month.

So the device design decides when you can or cannot work. That is not acceptable. There are many 'what ifs' to consider.

Like every mouse that uses a charging dock?

Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by School-Cotton »

robertAngst wrote: post #189
School-Cotton wrote: post #183

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“Specs” are a very minor piece of what most people, including nerds, care about in a laptop. “Why would anyone ever buy a BMW, when you can get a Dodge Challenger with more horsepower for cheaper?”

Marketing? EDIT: Specs are everything. Not just HP. Specs are how many USB ports the vehicle has. The colors of buttons. The comfort. Also, I wasnt sure if you thought a BMW was actually better. They are lower rated, but BMW has a huge marketing presence in the US.

If you really think marketing is the only reason someone could prefer a more expensive but lower horsepower car, then this conversation is a waste of time.

Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by thedanbob »

apexalpha wrote: post #107
thedanbob wrote: post #85

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When I switched from macOS to linux, the things I missed the most were AirDrop and being able to text from my computer. I'll admit I still haven't found substitutes for either that are nearly as nice.

KDE Connect? I don't use it anymore but I think this covers some of it.

Looks like a neat project but it's only available for Android phones.

Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by mrybczyn »

simongr3dal wrote: post #123
culturestate wrote: post #45

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The other commenter makes good points re: the cognitive cost of switching platforms, but let me give you another point of view: the Apple ecosystem is, actually, shockingly good. My Apple Watch unlocks all of my Macs. When I join a new WiFi network on my iPhone, those credentials are immediately available to my iPad. When my iPhone rings, it pauses video playing on my Apple TV until I ignore the call. To send a link…

That palm rest corner is razor sharp even compared to earlier MBP designs, and it finally made me get a silicone palm/lower arm rest. It is probably the best purchase I’ve made the last few years, I’m so happy with it every single day and it just makes working with laptops such a joy. Make sure to get an extra wide one, mine is something like 70cm wide and I can keep my mouse and laptop a good distance apart and have…

Wait what? You're using a palm rest, therefore the laptop is on you desk. And you don't have a real keyboard and mouse plugged into it?

Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by coldtea »

bluesquared wrote: post #133
threeseed wrote: post #124

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Apple Pencil 1 actually came with an adapter to charge it. I take it you've never used it before.

Right! This is one of my biggest peeves with anti-Apple complainers...there are a few legitimate complaints with some of Apple's current designs but this isn't one! Apple Pencil 2 wireless charging nonwithstanding, this is the better design. Plugging in to your iPad is much better than having to dig out a cable, plug it into the Pencil, plug the other end somewhere else. Just think when your Pencil dies, which is mor…

>Just think when your Pencil dies, which is more convenient?

Just think, when your Pencil plug end snaps, because it was protruding from the end of the iPad and you've dropped it, or hit something, or made a sudden move, etc, how convenient would that be?

It's a bad design, end of story.

Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by coldtea »

Causality1 wrote: post #136
alehul wrote: post #108

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> whichever idiot thought putting the power plug at the bottom of the Magic Mouse was a good idea. For those not familiar with the Apple Mouse, the commenter means that the power plug is on the part that you’re supposed to have on the mousepad, meaning you can’t charge it while using it, at all. Easily the worst way to design a mouse, ever. I don’t understand how it was approved.

Yet many phone makers have done the same thing now, where you can't use wired headphones and charge the phone at the same time.

Several wrongs don't make a right.

Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by coldtea »

moduspol wrote: post #192
ainiriand wrote: post #164

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So the device design decides when you can or cannot work. That is not acceptable. There are many 'what ifs' to consider.

Like every mouse that uses a charging dock?

Yes, equally bad.

Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by auto »

robertAngst wrote: post #154
vbezhenar wrote: post #147

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It is good experience to be able to buy Apple device and be sure that everything there is pretty good. Choosing among thousands of alternatives is pretty frustrating. What brand should I choose? HP, Dell, Lenovo, IBM, Acer, Asus, whatever? I need good display, fast CPU, good battery life, enough RAM. Pretty vague requirements. You are buying Macbook and it's just good, you don't have any regrets, because its CPU is o…

>buy Apple device and be sure that everything there is pretty good. The alternative is that you spend 30 minutes of research and get a superior product cheaper. This isnt an opinion, this is reality. You can find a computer with better specs than Apple, cheaper. I'm not sympathetic to the 'mom' who doesn't know what RAM is, they get penalized by Apple for being an uninformed consumer. Is there any reason for a 'Nerd'…

Native iOS development (for almost a decade now, jesus), and I've yet to find a touchpad that feels as good (tell me another to go try and I promise I will, although I'm sure it'll be tough to overcome my own muscle memory/bias).

Re: Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake

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Post by tomwilson »

darrmit wrote: post #117

It’s not just the keyboard, either. I’ve been buying Macs since they switched to Intel in 2006 and the most recent MacBook Pros are the most problematic I’ve ever had. - Bluetooth seems to be fundamentally flawed at a hardware level. AirPods, Plantronics, doesn’t matter. It just randomly connects and disconnects as it pleases. - USB-C dongles are a minefield of poor functionality However, I’ve run Linux off and on si…

I'm not sure it's the MBP thats the problem with the Bluetooth - My iMac at work has the mouse disconnect randomly at least a couple of times a week.
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