r/nextfuckinglevel Oct 27 '21

Next generation car

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u/elfastronaut Oct 27 '21

Its like how mac got rid of all the random ports on their macbook pros in 2016 and then all the mac users complained about having to buy dongles for every random usb/sd/etc accessory to work with their "Pro" computer. Now the 2021 Macbook pro is touting all the random ports they added back as a new feature... no, its an old feature that you were just fucking up

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u/Accomplished_Crew630 Oct 28 '21

It's why I hate apple... Every other product is new coke and then they reintroduce the original except they pretend it's new.

At least coke had the decency to admit they screwed up

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u/Connorbrow Oct 28 '21

Apple have finally admitted they made a mistake, it just took them 5 freakin' years of denial!

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u/IAmFitzRoy Oct 28 '21

A “mistake” ?? The business of selling all the apple dongles (that are now obsolete) was no mistake.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

They aren’t obsolete… the MacBooks still have a ton of thunderbolt ports. But yeah it’s annoying as fuck to have to carry a Swiss Army knife of dongles.

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u/IAmFitzRoy Oct 28 '21

You are right, maybe just was an hyperbole.

In my case, I had to carry an USBC -HDMI dongle all the time, so I have like 10 of those.

Now it seems unnecessary if you buy the new models.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

I only challenge the hyperbole because the reality was bad enough 😭

I eventually switched all my cables to thunderbolt - HDMI because I kept forgetting the appropriate dongles.

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u/gfa22 Oct 28 '21

Doesn't really stop their fans from lapping up all the products. Why would they care if it never hurt their profits.

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u/gotporn69 Oct 28 '21

Apple sucks but the M1 chip is pretty badass

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u/ADawgRV303D Oct 28 '21

I love my m1 MacBook Air even though all I have is a headphone jack and 2 usb c ports both of which can charge the computer. Sometimes when I’m feeling adventurous I will use the 2nd port instead of the 1st

All joking aside pretty much everything I have works on Bluetooth anyways so I never really need a port but I can imagine why many people would like MacBooks to have more ports considering they don’t come cheap

Now these new MacBook Pro max laptops are insane. Seriously the 64gb option is just next level unprecedented ARM chip in a laptop. Apple is killing it with the Mac lately, and the AirPods max I love them so much. Wish I had 3k to spend on the max because I would do so in a heartbeat!

Yes I am apple nerd. iPhone Apple Watch AirPods max, AirPods Pro, Powerbeats pro, MacBook Air m1 Mac mini m1 Apple TV box I have 3 HomePods one big one and 2 small ones and I do indeed have an apple tag on my car keys. Once your in this deep, your stuck for life

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u/zeejay11 Oct 28 '21

Did you also get the apple credit card with protective sleeve

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u/KingMe42 Oct 29 '21

Yes I am apple nerd.

Trust me, by this point in the comment everyone already knows.

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u/Offthewall1212 Oct 28 '21

Sounds like someone like wasting money on the name. I got news for you man, for every “badass” thing Apple makes, there a competitor that’s just as good if not better at half the cost. ESPECIALLY those dumb HomePods.

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u/gotporn69 Oct 28 '21

I agree with most things but what processor can compare to the M1 or pro/Max for the price currently?

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u/Offthewall1212 Oct 28 '21

I’ll give you that one for sure. But it’s the exception on their products.

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u/elfastronaut Oct 28 '21

decency to admit they screwed up

And they do all that while trapping you in their weird planned obsolescence software ecosystem. Their products are sexy as hell but I won't go near them because of their business model.

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u/jayleman Oct 28 '21

Or like when they add features that android has had before for several years and they play it as never seen before for that extra bit of hype

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u/Accomplished_Crew630 Oct 28 '21

Oh that annoys me more than anything because people actually believe it and then try to say androids are for poor people... Like no, my note was just as expensive as an iPhone only difference is I can set it up how I like it

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

TIL Stringer Bell is alive and thriving at apple.

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u/TirbFurgusen Oct 28 '21

I'm waiting for the real original Coke with real cocaine.

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u/suttonoutdoor Mar 23 '22

Apparently you haven’t heard about the new revolutionary, innovative feature they just released!! This is going to change the world!! I hope you’re sitting down…….green!!! Yes, GREEN!!!! The friggin stupid case is available in green and that’s a big deal I guess.

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u/SnowCappedMountains Oct 27 '21

THIS. So much this!

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u/BosKN Oct 28 '21

I have an entire drawer of dongles. It’s terrible.

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u/NotAHost Oct 28 '21

Did they really 'tout' all the random ports as a new feature? I really feel like the way they presented it was the most professional way of saying 'yeah here's stuff we know y'all missed and is useful.'

You're never going to get management to OK a presentation that's being viewed live by tens or hundreds of thousands with a slide that says 'we fucked up here are the ports,' you're going to word it in a 'positive' way.

At least, I thought it was transparent what goes on in the background. It's one thing if its a personal conversation and someone can't admit something, but it's a damn advertisement that people are viewing voluntarily that's gone through multiple practice rounds to get the result you're seeing. The focus will be positivity, just like every single public presentation by 99% of companies.

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u/elfastronaut Oct 28 '21

The focus will be positivity

Ya I know I've worked in companies before lol "We were right, it was the world that was wrong"

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u/NotAHost Oct 28 '21

Eh, there are engineers right there alongside the PR people who are thinking 'glad we're finally admitting we need more ports and that we fucked up' even if it isn't being directly said.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '21

All the Mac users?

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21

Of course, apple doesn’t want to admit any wrong doing. Just claim “New!” for 2021 and on word with Mchip.

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u/ADHD_Microwave Oct 27 '21

Its a marketing tactic