I ca n’t assist but smile as the net catch fire with anger . The reason this time ? Apple has switched its Mac accessoriesfrom Lightning to USB - blow … and wane to take this chance to relocate the charge port wine on the Magic Mouse .
I care to imagine that Tim Cook and the gang were sitting in a encounter and someone enjoin , “ Ca n’t we just troll everyone and keep the consign port in exactly the same place ? ” Whereupon Cook nodded his head in understanding and said in his meek Alabama tones , “ I think they ’re going to get laid it . ”
Do n’t get me wrong , the Magic Mouse ’s charging port is perhaps the ridiculous tech merchandise determination since Philips tried to launch AmBX , a system that turned your desk into a vortex of cord , fan , speakers , and lights . But Apple chose not to correct this error , and I ca n’t serve but find this rather magic . The company that strive for paragon and calibre simply shrugs at the world ’s worst - position charging port and say us to get over it .
Unsurprisingly , this has not proved popular , and the internet is full of tech writers call Apple ’s decision into question . Tom Warren from The Verge wails “ Whyyyyyy ” on Twitter ( now X ) . marque Brownlee announce the move using the give-and-take “ I have bad news . “
So what ’s the thinking ? Is it really an attempt to troll us ? My supposition is that Apple considers charging larboard to be a necessary evil and something that should be as inconspicuous as potential . The fact is that a full saddle Magic Mouse lasts about a month , and just 10 minutes of charge will give you Clarence Day of use . Is it so difficult to shoot the mouse when it ’s not in consumption ?
For that matter , if Apple redesigned the Magic Mouse and put the commit interface in plain stack , there ’s a decent probability that the internet would now be filled with loud complaints that “ They ruined the feel ! ” How does that saying go again ? Damned if you do , damned if you do n’t .
And there you have Apple ’s biggest trouble . No matter what the party does , someone will always complain . That a product does n’t feature the absolute later features , or that the emplacement of the accuse port disturbs their aesthetic horse sense and now requires years of therapy to make through the trauma .
How many ship’s company have created the perfect mathematical product thateveryonelikes ? I ca n’t think of a single one . We ca n’t harmonize on anything . If Alexander Fleming distinguish penicillin in the Internet era , someone would be pound away on their keyboard mightily now , complaining about the discernment .
But it ’s time for me to wind up this chromatography column . I ca n’t work any longer , you see . I have to charge my Magic Mouse .
This article originally look on our baby publicationMacworld Swedenand was translated and localized from Swedish .
