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uniqueid | karma 3772 | avg karma 4.63 · 2021-01-17 05:57:21

Apple's previous MacBook plan was stupid stupid. I just can't bring myself to view 'several different ports' as a stroke of genius.

uniqueid | karma 3772 | avg karma 4.63 · 2021-01-17 06:00:34+00:00

To save someone the time: 'it can't be stupid if it sold <x million> units'

riffraff | karma 17103 | avg karma 3.24 · 2021-01-17 06:38:55

It can still stupid be if a different obvious one could have sold more or made more profit.

For example, almost everyone thought the butterfly keys were a terrible idea. They sold a ton of devices with that, but then they switched back anyway.

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uniqueid | karma 3772 | avg karma 4.63 · 2021-01-17 06:55:44

I agree. Besides, there are many stupid decisions that sell better than smart ones, short term.

Nextgrid | karma 26661 | avg karma 2.96 · 2021-01-17 15:23:36

It sold well because the competition is still worse. It doesn't mean you should intentionally make it worse just because you can get away with it (there's an argument that making it worse to lower cost thus earning more profit, but I doubt the added complexity of USB-C made the new design any cheaper).