[sowhatquestion]

> Most professional developers I talked to are perfectly fine with the changes. They just weren't interested in taking part in the online drama.

You just described my reaction to every single MBP thread I've seen since the announcement. Not only did I not want to participate in the drama, I have a feeling that a fair number of people who did will turn around and buy an MBP anyway. People are risk-averse and howl indiscriminately when things change. Let's hear about some real experiences of developers having problems using it, then it may be legitimate to revisit the issue

[sulam]

I bought one. The dongle situation will be annoying for a while, and I don't know what my hybrid options will be when I get my first USB-C monitor. Hopefully it will have a thunderbolt 2 port for my older computers that I'm at Apple's mercy with (the Mac Pro being the primary example, but also the iMac).

Otherwise, it looks like a solid upgrade. I don't need the battery life and would prefer to trade it for 32GB, but I understand why they made that decision.

[blahfuk]

I'm not enthused about the touchbar and price increase, but I'll reluctantly buy one anyway because macos is still the best OS available, and the touchpad and gestures actually work. I could give two shits about thinness, dongles, and slick-looking aluminum bodies. If Windows ever gets good gesture support, working virtual screens, non-wonky hiDpi support, and a comparable trackpad, I'll switch immediately.