| > This mythical device does not exist. USB-C PD includes 5 different power profiles[1] It does exist. Yes, there are issues like the ones your colleague experience but most of the time you can charge your phone, MacBook, or Windows laptop with the same USB C charger. > USB-C also brings back the problem of tripping over the power cord and sending your $3000 laptop careening towards a wall or the floor. You can buy an adapter for this if it's really something you're worried about [1]. It should also be pretty clear by now that Apple expects most of their users to not be using their MacBook while it's plugged in. The majority of MacBook owners will rarely need to thanks to the improvements in battery life over the past five years or so. > What if I want to charge my phone and listen to music and own really nice headphones that don't need to be upgraded every year? You can't. Again, most people never use this functionality. It is unfortunate for those that do but that's why the adapters exist. Much like the lightning to USB 3 adapter I have for my iPad. It would be convenient for me if I didn't need that adapter to plug a midi keyboard in, but the amount of people actually plugging midi keyboards in doesn't merit including a USB port on the iPad. All of your complaints about bluetooth headphones are perfectly valid. Some people like them, some people don't. Lucky for you, a $9 dollar adapter for your wired headphones will solve all of your problems. Hardly even worth complaining about, especially if you were willing to spend ~$100 on a set of bluetooth headphones. [1] https://www.snapnator.com/ |
Saved those adapter, charger, hassles and all my existing gear works great!
Same for ports. I will not purchase one of these all in one port devices.
Charge and listen happens all the time in cars, BTW.
MIDI is not comparable to the charge and listen case.
Besides, a whole lot of people hate dongles. I am one of them.
And yes, I stepped right off the Apple train the moment I heard these things were coming. Did not look back.
I have things from the freaking 80's, like great headphones, that work just fine. Got other things to spend my money on, and chasing adapters down really is not one of them.