Re: Apple ditch optical drive, ethernet, firewire ports in new Macbook
Removing the optical drive is fair enough as most people don't rely on them on a day-to-day basis any more, and it simplifies chassis design in terms of cooling.
Removing Firewire is fair enough as almost nobody uses it (though you'd still expect a product commonly used by professionals to have it, given how many pro quality peripherals such as external soundcards use it).
But removing ethernet? SERIOUSLY? Are they retarded? Sure, you don't need it when you're on the move (with portability being one of the original selling points of laptops), but the vast majority of people use their laptops in fixed positions within reach of a wired switch/router much of the time, and a great number of those people have the common sense to use wired over wireless whenever and wherever possible.
I guess they're just trying to replace as many connectors as possible with their general purpose proprietary one so that they can make money from selling overpriced adapters. Typical Apple. I guess if somebody is willing to spend a few grand on an Apple product, they're probably either able to afford all the overpriced accessories to go with it anyway, or they're just gigantic Apple fanboy hipster morons that don't realise or don't care that they're being ripped off.
