Design decisions: Apple's most questionable design decisions in recent memory -- MacRumors. #1 on the list -- the Magic Mouse 2. Because the charging port is on the underside of the mouse, one cannot charge the mouse and use it at the same time. Speaks volumes about folks critiquing Apple. Nine out of ten folks replying to this "design complaint" were not concerned; this was one design "flaw" that seemed to bother no one. However, anyone who thinks Apple did not have a specific reason for doing this does not understand Apple. It turns out this was a brilliant "design flaw":
From social media:
The Magic Mouse is an example of something that looks like poor design, but honestly isn't.
1. You can't use it while charging, which is by design. That should be obvious.
2. It's supposed to be a wireless mouse, and leaving it plugged in all the time is what most people would do. So ergonomically, forcing people to unplug it to use it is the intended use case.
3. Leaving the mouse plugged in all the time would also have implications for the battery; constant charging would be bad for it. Letting it drain while plugged in would be confusing.
Should Apple have made a charging dock or something similar? Probably. But making it impossible to use while charging is exactly what was intended, and it was executed quite well. And I've never met anyone who has one that cared one lick about it.
Demand exceeds supply: this is nothing new for Apple. Demand exceeds supply. LOL. That's a headline. Whatever. Three months after launch, Apple is still struggling to meet demand for their new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro. Source: Macrumors. These laptops are targeted for "pros" and start at $1,299 and $1,999 -- yes, you read that correctly, starts at $1,999 -- and demand exceeds supply.
Three months after their launch, the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros continue to experience high demand and seemingly short supply, with shipping dates for both models stretching into multiple weeks in several of Apple's key markets.
In the United States, the baseline 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip is estimated to ship in three to four weeks, promising an arrival by at least mid-February. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with the higher-end M1 Pro configuration or the M1 Max chip faces an even longer wait, heading well into at least early March.
With the larger 16-inch model, the baseline configuration is seeing five to six weeks for estimated delivery, with higher configurations seeing shipping dates estimated to be in late February or early March. In the United Kingdom and Canada, the highest-end 16-inch MacBook Pro shows shipping dates of between five and eight weeks on Apple's online store at the time of writing.
Count me naive, but I can't get too excited about having to wait a few weeks for an incredible laptop.
Although, personally, the iMac Pro is way more than I need. The MacBook Air is still the best bang for the buck.
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