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Don't worry, there will be suitable USB accessories available for this.

Part of the new Apple power bottom design strategy.

Yes, and if you complain to much they’ll put the power input on the bottom too next year.

okay, I was gonna say that it’s not that big of a deal because you can just slightly lift it when you want to turn it on (or just slide your finder under it, if they’re small enough) but judging by that photo, it seems like the power button is at the back of the computer? whyyyy??

anyways, im more impressed by the fact that their new shiny mouse who finally uses USB-C still has the charging port at the bottom. im starting to think they think it’s a good design???

Wait, WHAT?

They put the powerbutton on the underside?

For fuck sake Apple...

Guess the Magic Mouse design team was getting bored

After seeing the mouse with ports on the bottom. I'm convinced that there's a disgruntled designer on their team and this is a cry for help.

Apple insider are already framing this as not a design flaw but an advantage somehow

I wonder how many people will just have the thing upside down?

design consistent with the Magic Mouse

I can't wait for Apple to reveal a desk, with a keyboard built-in underneath the back side of it.

So many people referring to using the button to turn the computer off, but more than 95% of the time, you use the OS to turn a computer off. It’s only when there’s a malfunction you would need to turn it off with a hardware button.

This button is primarily for turning the computer on.

Introducing the new Apple Power Bottom.

excellent marketing strategy to get us talking about their stuff that would otherwise get almost completely under our radar.

i mean fuck where the power button of a product ill probably never need is.

As someone who has to use heavy/taped-on little toys to cover the power buttons on my PCs or else my cat invariably opens a shutdown dialog in the middle of something… Thank you.

Why can't they put the power button on the front where it belongs. It's already stupid that they put it on the back, putting it on the bottom is downright idiotic. If they don't want to mess up the oh so important Apple aesthetic just make it an invisible touch button or something. Apple hates usability.

Just be thankful they didn’t put the power cord there like they did with the mouse.

I'm not going to get a mac anytime soon, but at least it would stop my cat from powering down everything spontaneously

So they created more vertical space on the case, which would be a perfect spot for a power button - or even more ports… and then didn’t use it.

True to form, if I’m honest.

That aside, I love that they’re getting rid of the idiotic 8GB baseline spec.

When Think Different turns into differently stupid.

Apparently there is a button on the keyboard, so you get to buy an Apple keyboard (I guess that is bundled?) and don't get to use your own keyboard with it.

Oh an Apple thread. More people angry at something they were never going to buy anyway.