[recursivedoubts]

I’m surprised apple hasn’t solved this in some way. Seems like the apple is at would be to make removing the drive just work.

[ssl-3]

They had it solved once, didn't they? IIRC, the Macintoshes of yore lacked eject buttons for things like floppy disks and CDs, and used software mechanisms to prevent premature removal.

[ColdStream]

Huh, I never really thought about that. It kind of just felt like 'An Apple Thing (TM)'. But yeah that mechanical lock controlled by software does solve that issue, well until the hardware or software fails.

[jval43]

A paperclip always worked, even on the slot loading iMacs.

[ipython]

Apple can’t solve for loose physical cables, poor usb hubs, or firmware issues as discussed in tfa.

[analog31]

They can, by not having any connectors. ;-)

[nvme0n1p1]

How would a USB drive work without connectors?

[ssl-3]

It wouldn't work. The lack of USB would be part of the connector-free plan.

[Scoundreller]

I know windows likes to start blaring my music in the middle of the night when my wireless headphones finally die

[prvc]

Less interoperability leads to more lock-in in their view. Poor implementations facilitate this. Making the user lose data or be uncertain about losing data is just icing on the cake.