Am I the only one surprised this is at the top of HN? The content feels not only very first-world problem, but also superficial. Or maybe I'm just not the HN target audience anymore.
I've probably read 100+ comments on this site saying they prefer the 2015 MBP to the new ones. There is no value in repeating that again or upvoting a comment that repeats it.
It's a minority of customers as evidenced by sales numbers, but they seem to think Apple has a duty to cater to them.
2015 MBP was available until this July, non-touchbar 13" still is. The fact that the new Air got TouchID but not TouchBar could as well be a hint that it's non-touchbar models that were making most sales.