This is one of the few things holding me back as well. I have a couple gen back 15" mpb with matte finish, and have tried to like the glossies, but after extended use they really make my eyes ache. Not so with the matte.
I keep hearing the mba glossy isn't too bad. I will have to wander down to a mac store and fiddle with one in person.
I had a late 2009 MacBook Pro with matte screen, the one with the "ugly" silver bezel around it. It was the last model ever that offered a matte coating. It was fantastic. I used it for over 8 years and even after the first retinas came out I still preferred my old matte screen. Then they reduced the glare but still... I think even better DPI and contrast don't make up for the fact that you're staring at your own face all the time. And it really puts a strain on your eyes as they need to constantly "filter" the focus.
I've bought two MBPs in recent years: in December 2011, and again in August 2015. The first time around you could definitely get the matte screen, although unfortunately only with an ugly grey bezel. Not so sure about 2015 though.
That's my fear as well. A matte screen is the most important property of a computer, in my opinion. It's like rear-wheel drive on a car: it's not worth having one without it.
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