Opinion: My end-of-year report card for Apple’s 2016 performance

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Opinion: My end-of-year report card for Apple’s 2016 performance

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<p>Apple had rather a controversial year in terms of product launches. Its two new flagship products – the iPhone 7 and the new MacBook Pro – got most attention not for what they included, but rather what they left out.</p>
<p>Most of the press coverage of the iPhone 7 focused on the company’s decision to omit the 3.5mm headphone socket. This was despite the fact that the move had been <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2015/11/27/iphone-7-headphone-jack-lightning/" target="_blank">so long rumored[/url] that I suspect Apple <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/09/01/opinion-lightning-3-5mm-headphone-socket-iphone-7/" target="_blank">deliberately leaked[/url] its plans in order to give everyone time to get used to the idea.</p>
<p>With the year’s MacBook Pro, the headline new feature of the Touch Bar was largely over-shadowed by the company’s decision to go all-in on the relatively new USB-C standard, omitting all other ports bar (ironically) the headphone socket …</p>
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