[striking]

> function keys, MagSafe, HDMI, SD Card AND the Escape key

I'm an HDMI guy too, SD cards are great, and MagSafe has saved my bacon more than once. But the function keys are being transformed into something a bit more interactive and app-specific, and if you need Escape in a terminal emulator, Ctrl-] has been around just about forever.

I think Apple's doing something new and interesting with function keys.

(But I agree, I'm not sure I agree with their all-in strategy on Thunderbolt/USB-C either.)

[verandaguy]

While it's nice that Unix systems have an alternative (^]), many people don't know about that, and you'd probably be hard pressed to find anyone who prefers it over just <Esc>.

[striking]

You can use it with both hands on the home row, though. Left pinkie down to Ctrl, right pinkie up to ]. You don't need to move your hand up or rotate at the wrist. So in a sense it's actually kind of an improvement.

[MBCook]

> But I agree, I'm not sure I agree with their all-in strategy on Thunderbolt/USB-C either

Same thing people said when they went all-in on USB 1.0. It will be rough for some people for a while but the new port has some obvious benefits. In two years everyone will take it for granted that most new laptops/desktops come with at least some USB C ports.

[fencepost]

So does this mean that the Emacs folks have finally won the battle on Macs?