[stephenr]

But here’s the thing:

A USB-c/Tb3 port can run a USB-a device, and it can run a hdmi device. It can do so using either active or passive adapter devices (“hubs” or “docks” or “dongles”) or it can do so via plain cables - USB-c to hdmi and USB-c to all manner of other USB port/plug types are very common and cheap.

But a USB a port can’t do anything but run a USB device. Ok some things can be tunneled over USB but it’s nowhere near as extensible as tb3, and doesn’t support alt mode like USB-c

A hdmi port is even more restricted and can do literally one thing. I’ve had Mac laptops for about 13 years. I can count the number of times I’ve connected one to hdmi on one hand. I could still count the number of times if I stuck that hand in a wood chipper, because the number is 0.

> Less said about the origirnal touchbar removing the "esc" key (on a developer device) the better

Agreed because the idea that all developers use a text editor that requires constant and active use of the escape key is a ridiculous assumption.