10-17-2008, 10:08 AM
I doubt if the costs were great. The previous Macbook already had the port, the chipset is pretty small, research and development costs were covered a long time ago.
I also disagree that it wouldn't impact the average user. I may concede that it may not impact new computer users, but veteran Joe the Plumber users looking to upgrade will be affected. People keep video gear longer than computers, the average Joe has a Firewire camcorder, now they won't be able to get video into the computer.
Oh, but Dell does offer Firewire on their $699 computer, Pinnacle Studio or Adobe Premiere are not that bad as video editing apps. Sale goes to Dell. Oh, by the way, the Dell also has a card reader.
I still think that it was a bad idea to get rid of something that you've already had on the machine. Especially when it's your own technology.
I also disagree that it wouldn't impact the average user. I may concede that it may not impact new computer users, but veteran Joe the Plumber users looking to upgrade will be affected. People keep video gear longer than computers, the average Joe has a Firewire camcorder, now they won't be able to get video into the computer.
Oh, but Dell does offer Firewire on their $699 computer, Pinnacle Studio or Adobe Premiere are not that bad as video editing apps. Sale goes to Dell. Oh, by the way, the Dell also has a card reader.
I still think that it was a bad idea to get rid of something that you've already had on the machine. Especially when it's your own technology.