There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
You mean people can’t complain about the shitty company that make the most anti-consumer ideas a reality, other companies see it’s userbase still buying their shit like hot cakes and be like “might as well do it too” I want to give apple a big fuck you for “pioneering” non removable batteries , no headphone jack, no charging cable and many other “innovations”.
This is one of the dumbest takes I’ve seen in a good while. A vast, vast majority of people didn’t care about climate change until it started to affect them. A vast, vast majority of people don’t care about internet privacy until it affects them personally. A vast majority of people didn’t care about seatbelts, or drunk drivers, or asbestos, or corporate lobbying, or lead paint, or the wealth gap, or countless other “minor inconveniences that only obsessed people care about”. And yes, a vast, vast majority of people don’t care about Apple’s anti consumer behaviors, but it still negatively impacts the whole market. This kneecapping of USB-C speeds will affect anyone who uses a hub to connect peripherals to their device, and is an unnecessary and malicious way to make the Pro model “better” by making the standard intentionally worse.
Folks who push back improve the situation for everyone. Folks like you who tacitly defend the status quo allow things to continue to get worse. And when they finally target a feature you personally care about, some shill will tell you no one cares.
Edit: This is why I should read the article before complaining too much. The headline is misleading, they are shipping with a shitty cable, the port will follow USB C standards however. Still not great, but my point about using hubs is null and void in light of that fact.