Apple's thin new Macbook: Neener-neener-boo-boo

Berit Anderson

Berit Anderson Jun 16, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Apple's thin new Macbook: Neener-neener-boo-boo</h1>
                <h2><p>Today Apple introduced the new Macbook, its thinnest yet. It also introduced the equivalent of a tech company sticking its tongue out at all of its customers, doing away with the right click and all ports on the machine. (You know, those holes in the side of your computer that</p></h2>
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            <p>Today Apple introduced the new Macbook, its thinnest yet. It also introduced the equivalent of a tech company sticking its tongue out at all of its customers, <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/09/apple-just-canceled-the-right-click/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1730_-7722420172641797484&ref=cascadepbs.org#2ElgRw:dtKV">doing away with the right click</a> and <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/09/apple-decries-death-to-all-the-ports/?ref=cascadepbs.org">all ports on the machine</a>. (You know, those holes in the side of your computer that you use for such conveniences as charging your phone and plugging in your external hard drive.)</p><p>"...hopefully you’re not one of those jerks that actually uses the ports on the side of your computer," TechCrunch's Matt Burns writes. "This MacBook only has a single USB-C and it does everything from charging, to sending video out and transporting data."</p><p>What the hell is a USB-C? Video game news site IGN <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/09/just-what-is-the-usb-c-port-on-the-new-macbook-anyway?ref=cascadepbs.org">has a good explainer here.</a></p>
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Today Apple introduced the new Macbook, its thinnest yet. It also introduced the equivalent of a tech company sticking its tongue out at all of its customers, doing away with the right click and all ports on the machine. (You know, those holes in the side of your computer that you use for such conveniences as charging your phone and plugging in your external hard drive.)

"...hopefully you’re not one of those jerks that actually uses the ports on the side of your computer," TechCrunch's Matt Burns writes. "This MacBook only has a single USB-C and it does everything from charging, to sending video out and transporting data."

What the hell is a USB-C? Video game news site IGN has a good explainer here.

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By Berit Anderson

Berit Anderson was Managing Editor at Crosscut, following tech, culture, media and politics. She founded Crosscut's Community Idea Lab.   Previously community manager of the Tribune Company’