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The Macbook (2016) itself does come with a USB-C cable for the power adapter right...? Does it?

Yes - a fact that most people seem to be forgetting.

People will be less apt to complain when they realize they don't have to replace their entire adapter when they wear down the cable as is the case now.

Although there was no technical reason that the old chargers had to have a moulded-on DC cable. In fact it may have been better from a usability and durability perspective if the DC cable had had a Magsafe connector at each end, one for the PSU and one for the laptop.

And with that design they wouldn't have needed to introduce a new charger at all..

Yes.

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