Why is this a gender issue? Both the Gates Foundation program and the Canada law are gender-neutral.
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I actually love the new Macbook Pro. I had a 2011 and 2013 MBP, but both died. In the interim (2015 or so), I purchased a Dell XPS 13” Developer Edition that came loaded with Ubuntu. It was a pretty good machine, but I longed for the MBP. When the new model finally came out, I was unimpressed. I didn’t want to pay top dollar for an older model, but I couldn’t type on the new keyboard. Regardless, I purchased it, and eventually gave the computer to my wife.
Then I got a new job, and they offered Windows or Mac. I chose the Mac, and lo and behold, I was given the same computer I had before. And now I love the damn thing.
Granted, most of my time is spent at my desk with an external monitor, external keyboard, and external mouse. But I’ve found that I no longer hate the keyboard. In fact, I quite like it. I surprised myself there.
I still don’t love the touchbar though. I think that was a swing and a miss from Apple.
The sad part is, I completely agree. I purchased a 15” MBP in May and I finally gave up a couple weeks ago. My wife now uses it to play the Sims, while I switched back to my Dell XPS. She doesn’t seem to mind the touch bar, so maybe it’s how I rest my hands. She hates the keyboard too, though.