Macbook Pro (2016) Disappointment Pushes Some Apple Loyalis

I'm sure some devs will stick with apple. I don't think sublime makes heavy use of function keys. I always map the fcn keys to be inverted, so your dev could have been doing that all along. If he/she needs to use those keys a lot, I suspect they'll regret the move. As a big fan of Apple products up to this point, I'm sure I'm not alone in being shocked by the pointlessness of several of their moves, but I certainly don't think they'll lose all their customers in one product cycle. *nix is a draw, and Adobe being backwards asshats means linux isn't supported. That will be a deal breaker for a lot of potential converts. In terms of OSes, Fedora knocks the wheels off OS X, but photoshop won't run on linux without some "solutioning," which will keep a lot of people away. Basically, Apple has become a bad tool, among other bad tools.

You mean lack of function keys. There are no longer function keys.

If you use an IDE/Sublime you may or may not use function keys. I prefer Vim with plugins, terminal visor, as light weight as possible. (basically, I can be comfortable in any linux shell in a few minutes, but I could code from one without changing anything, if necessary.)I do web and mobile development, so sometimes I have a lot of freedom, sometimes I'm stuck in an IDE. Android Studio is ok (I like the intellij version better than the old eclipse version,) XCode is a wretched monstrosity that should be murdered off immediately, though.

Do you use an IDE? Intellij makes use of f keys in its default bindings for example.

High-end Nikons are moving over from CF to XQD. Some higher-end Canons have both CF and SD slots, and the top-end (like the 1D-X) are CF card only. SD simply isn't fast enough for that much camera!

6d, 5d mk3/ mk4, 7d mk2 have SD card slots.

Lower end models have SD slots, higher end models have CFast (Canon) or XQD (Nikon).

It's really not about whether someone can or cannot afford SD card reader. If the new iMac didn't have SD card reader, no problem. The location of card reader is inconvenient anyway and a cheap SD card reader solves the issue no problem. But this is a laptop we are talking about here. Laptop that *needs* number of dongles to be useful.

>No you aren't reading, I've covered exactly what I mean in the comment and given examples of good open source software.Oh, I'm reading - I just disagree.>There is the major issues like not supporting Lab and CMYK colour spacesFrom GIMP directly: "Better support for CMYK has been on our roadmap for a long time. However this project has certain prerequisites such as the complete port of GIMP to GEGL.The idea, how we want to make this work, was introduced by user interaction architect Peter Sikking at Libre Graphics Meeting 2009 and later — in his two-part article in his company's blog: 1, 2. Please take some time to read up on that.It's worth mentioning that currently CMYK is considered by us a low-priority project. Here's why.Things like non-destructive editing are required by pretty much all users — photographers, designers, desktop publishing engineers, and even scientists. At the same time, CMYK is required only by a small subset of our user base. We prioritize our work accordingly.Note that should a new developer join the team to specifically work on CMYK-related features, we will do our best to help him/her to complete this project and get it to our users as soon as possible."So it's on the agenda - but it's a small section of their userbase that needs that functionality - so it's not as *major* as you think it is.>clunkiness of the type toolIt's not *that* bad. It's not *as* good, but for what it's needed for it does the job that Photoshop does. Puts text on the image and gives you an easy way to change it to your requirements. It can take some getting used to because it's *different*, but it works.> how pasting a selection doesn't create a new layer, but rather a "pasted selection"You mean like the 'Paste As' menu which gives you the option to paste it as a new layer?>how clicking inside the window will bring up the last used toolYou're not just using keyboard shortcuts to get to the tools you need anyway? Is it *that* much of a hassle, especially when keyboard shortcuts are so simple? This is a *really* trivial annoyance to say something as broad as you did.I dunno - you haven't brought up any *really* good examples that aren't easily addressed (even by GIMP devs themselves) or solved by keyboard shortcuts.Again, I'm reading (and understanding) what you're saying - but I disagree with your broad, sweeping, mostly inaccurate statement.

oh dude, for sure. I'm not trying to assert that Macs will take over. they never, ever will. The world runs on linux and windows. Business mostly runs on windows.The creative industries are uniquely Mac-heavy, that's about it.

The 17 was obviously talking about his team. How would he know how many MacBooks are in the digital marketing INDUSTRY? Please put on your thinking cap.

So, to clarify, what you are saying, is that Macs are no longer for you?

What?

I guess i meant buying new directly from apple.

Always for all my devices.

There are function keys, you just have to hit the fn key to get them. That is perfectly fine for me.

The new 300MB/s cards are pretty viable.

XQD, havent heard for that before.A relative of mine used the 1D-X, (Canon have this rent-a-camera thing sometimes at events) and he said he absolutely loved it.

Yeah, Ive only got the older models (5D Mk2, 7D Mk1) and a single slightly newer one, the 5D Mk3.

Why do you think it should be different for a laptop? Mac laptops don't have optical drives either and very few people seem to mind.And this laptop only (currently) needs a number of dongles to be useful for a very specific subset of people.

Without CMYK it will not be a viable option for a professional designer. It might be a small subset but also a very important subset. Of course they are free to prioritize as they wish.

Can I upvote this 100 times?

Hey, nothing wrong if people want to use macs for that sort of thing, but a System76 machine might be perfectly fine for people who don't do the kind of work that you do. See my point?

Put on your thinking cap and imagine how those numbers stack up against overall PC sales.The world doesn't revolve around what you or I or what he does. There's a bigger overall picture than that if you bothered to open your eyes and skip the tunnel vision.

Yes, Macs are no longer for me and I'm pissed off about it. Apple has a long reputation as a company that makes overpriced crap and that reputation used to frustrate me because they made great products for content creators that honestly weren't much more expensive than comparable products but offered better form factors without sacrificing connectivity. Their push to make the MBP as thin as possible drives me crazy and it's the reason that I won't be buying another Mac until they change course.