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psmith2.0
Mr. Vieira
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
 
2021-10-19, 14:16

Yeah, that's kinda how I see it. I don't see the real plus or benefit from doing this. Just seems like someone wanted to do something clever/quirky and it managed to get greenlit.

"Wait, you were serious? I thought you were just goofing around with that idea."

Everything could've stayed in the top bezel, absolutely.

We'll see how long a) it lasts, and b) if it extends to other Macs.

Latest MacBook Air rumors over the weekend seemed to point to it appearing there as well. I guess Apple's looking to ditch bezels, but they don't need to go nuts in the process.

I remember them selling their own webcam a thousand years ago. iSight? It was Firewire-based. They could do so again, as that sort of thing has really taken off since then, but most of their products, minus the two desktops, have cameras). I'd just hate to own a Mac mini and have to resort to some third-party camera.

I'm spoiled...I've always enjoyed first-party Apple stuff - iSight, AirPort, etc. - for its simplicity and I never worried about it being sketchy or misbehaving.
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