DHH on Twitter: "I'm out of apologia juice for defending Apple going with 4 USB-C ports on the new MacBook over a useful mix and keeping the MagSafe. 🍎👎" / Twitter

I'm out of apologia juice for defending Apple going with 4 USB-C ports on the new MacBook over a useful mix and keeping the MagSafe. 🍎👎

12:41 AM · Oct 28, 2016

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With MacBook and iPhone 7, there were legit pay-offs in space, battery, and pushing wireless. This just is blind love for an idea. Regress.

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DHH

@dhh

Oct 28, 2016

I'll hold my tongue on the Touch Bar, but at first blush I wouldn't trade my Esc key for it. Minority case, perhaps. Judgement suspended.

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Meh.

@jpoliticssf

Oct 28, 2016

As someone who uses the usb-c MacBook, people are focusing too much on the disadvantages.

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DHH

@dhh

Oct 28, 2016

I use that too and agree. The trade-off just isn't there here.

Cardkillah

@Cardkillah

Oct 28, 2016

Apple suffered their 1st real loss since what, 2001? Gee, can't imagine why.

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John Bokma

@john_bokma

Oct 28, 2016

break safe USB-C griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-m

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Greg Meyer

@grmeyer

Oct 28, 2016

someone is going to sell at lot of these USB-C hubs: bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1254

don't buy it

Josh - mstdn.social/@joshledgard

@joshaledgard

Oct 28, 2016

with a dog and two kids losing MagSafe seems like a ploy to sell more AppleCare. :)

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Ben Fallon

@bnfallon

Oct 28, 2016

best tweet I've seen in a while

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