Schiller strongly disagrees and says “We love the Mac and are as committed to it, in both desktops and notebooks, as we ever have been.”. Schiller also confronts critics who saw the new MacBook Pros and were disappointed, suggesting Apple doesn’t care about the Mac business anymore, or at least the Mac desktop business. However, the 3.5mm jack remains in the product as pros have “studio monitors, amps and other pro audio gear that do not have wireless solutions”. He says if it was just to plug in headphones, the port wouldn’t be necessary. Schiller said the 3.5mm jack is more than just about headphones for the laptops, which makes it different to the iPhone 7 situation. The Independent asked if it was “inconsistent to keep the 3.5mm headphone jack as it’s no longer on the latest iPhone”. So we think there’s a path forward where you can use a physical adaptor if you want, or do wireless transfer. And then more and more cameras are starting to build wireless transfer into the camera. So we could never really resolve this – we picked SD because more consumer cameras have SD but you can only pick one. Then there are very fine and fast USB card readers, and then you can use CompactFlash as well as SD. You’ve got this thing sticking halfway out. The new Pros have no SD card slot for a camera memory card. Schiller says more and cameras are relying on wireless transfer methods which are very useful. For new MacBook Pro owners, he recommends wireless transfer or buying an USB-C adaptor ( like this one): He also says that the format war between SD and CompactFlash means a portion of customers were already resorting to other means and Apple couldn’t keep everyone happy already. Regarding the lack of SD card reader, Schiller says the slot is “cumbersome” as an inserted card sticks out from the side of the machine.
Schiller has interesting answers for these questions … The interview also focuses in on a few specific complaints, such as the decision to remove the SD card slot but keep the 3.5mm headphone jack which it classed obsolete for the iPhone 7. He says that “many things” have impressed people and “some” have caused some controversy, referring to the ongoing debates about Apple’s design goals versus the needs of pro users. Rebutting critics, Schiller announces that orders for the new MacBook Pro have set a new online sales record, beating previous sales for ‘pro Apple notebooks’. In an interview with The Independent, Apple marketing exec Phil Schiller discusses the development and public response to the new MacBook Pros.
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