• shadmere@lemmy.worldEnglish
    43·
    29 days ago

    I feel like I’m lucky now if they’re even willing to SELL me the utility that used to come standard.

    More than half the time, when the new, sleek product gets rid of functionality, the response to, “How do I do all the things I need to do?” is essentially, “You don’t!”

    And if you ask to keep using the previous product, the response is, “No.”

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
    302·
    29 days ago

    This is how I feel about ultra-slim laptops that only have USB-C ports. I don’t care if it needs to be 10% thicker, I want a usable port damn it!

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
      12·
      29 days ago

      Funnily enough, there was a post arguing about this not so long ago.

      I know adapters exist, but for something like HDMI that I use quite regularly, I’ll have a dedicated port thanks.

    • Clent@lemmy.world
      5·
      29 days ago

      You’d think there would be a thinner Ethernet port by now. That standard is several decades old.

      • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
        9·
        29 days ago

        I agree with the notion, but at the same time, I think no one wants to deal with the mess of having two different kinds of Ethernet plugs. I mean, if you think about it, needing dongles for connecting Ethernet to USB-C is exactly what would happen, if you had two different Ethernet plugs. So, at this rate, might as well start having USB-C ports on routers, so you can run a USB-C cable all the way…