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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.

Wait, WHAT?

They put the powerbutton on the underside?

For fuck sake Apple...

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???

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

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.

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

design consistent with the Magic Mouse

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

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.

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.

I… uh… I know it’s going to be an unpopular opinion, but it makes sense. It’s not intended for daily usage - macs wake up on a keyboard or cursor movement. Sitting on the back increases the chance of accidental presses when you are trying to plug something in.

You have a very few specific incidents where you would need to press the power button. 80% of their user base will not use the power button after the first initial press.

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.

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

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

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

I’m not really trying to come to Apple’s defense here as they don’t need it, but everyone reacting as though this is as bad as or worse than the mouse charging port seems to be ignoring the fact that most computers nowadays don’t need to be manually turned off or on with any level of frequency. People will push this button like once or twice a month I imagine. I don’t see why that’s the end of the world.

Apple is powered by the copium of their fanbase, so maybe the next model won't even need a power cable.

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.

Please don't ever turn your computer off, it makes it really hard to spy on you. Thanks -Apple