Users Rage Over Missing FireWire On New MacBooks

CWmike writes "Apple customers, unhappy that the company dropped FireWire from its new MacBook (not the Pro), are venting their frustrations on the company's support forum in hundreds of messages. Within minutes of Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrapping up a launch event in Cupertino, Calif., users started several threads to vent over the omission. 'Apple really screwed up with no FireWire port,' said Russ Tolman, who inaugurated a thread that by Thursday has collected more than 300 messages and been viewed over 8,000 times. 'No MacBook with [FireWire] — no new MacBook for me,' added Simon Meyer in a message posted yesterday. Several mentioned that FireWire's disappearance means that the new MacBooks could not be connected to other Macs using Target Disk Mode, and one noted that iMovie will have no way to connect to new MacBooks. Others pointed out that the previous-generation MacBook, which Apple is still selling at a reduced price of $999, includes a FireWire port. Apple introduced FireWire into its product lines in 1999 and championed the standard."

Comments

Drat you Steve!

[Art Popp]

Now I won't have anywhere to hookup my HD-DVD drive!

Re:Drat you Steve!

[eln]

I do mac repair work

Stop spreading lies. Everyone knows that Apple products do not break down. Any issues you may be experiencing with your Apple product are merely a result of insufficient faith.

Re:Drat you Steve!

[jank1887]

coffee? no self-respecting macbook owner spills coffee on their laptop. If they spill anything its a Grande White Chocolate Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino Blended Creme. Try getting THAT out from between the keys.

Re:They will buy one anyways...

[Free the Cowards]

Hey look, I can generalize too!

The person who mindlessly criticizes Mac fans is the same person who cannot open his mouth without looking like an ass.

Re:Moi aussi

[R2.0]

Yeah, I'm fucking bullshit about that. Not going to buy another MacBook until they put it back.

I've got a crapload of external drives, many of which are firewire only. Pisses me off that apple drops their own widely used standard on their own equipment.

Assmonkeys.

Fuck Yeah! Like, do you know how many ISA cards I have sitting in a box at home?

Re:is that still around?

[Anonymous Coward]

(Aren't you glad I didn't use a car analogy? :-))

No. You suck. I hate you.

No worries

[soupforare]

You can just plug a firewire card in to the expresscard sl... oh wait

Re:Mine has two

[Chris Mattern]

What does the Robotech Defense Force have to do with this? Are you Rick Hunter in disguise?

various uses of feces

[OglinTatas]

"Yeah, I'm fucking bullshit about that."

I believe you used the wrong metaphor there. You should have used "apeshit"

apeshit = animated with rage
bullshit = expression of astonishment, or declaration of falsehoods.
horseshit = also a declaration of falsehoods
batshit = crazy
dogshit = indication of subpar behavior or characteristics. "My Yaris is dogshit slow with a body in the trunk"
gooseshit = excessive coolness - this comes roundabout from the way one slips on goose droppings and the slang word slick=cool "That Aptera EV is slicker than gooseshit!"

I'm sure there are many others, this is just short list I came up with quickly to illustrate.

Re:is that still around?

[jafac]

Hey, you can bet I'm still pissed about the iMac, with their switch from ADB to USB, making my WACOM tablet obsolete.

(in fact, the fucker's still working JUST FINE on my beige G3 - wish I could connect this $600 monstrosity to my Pro.)

Re:Mod parent up

[Poltras]

Yeah I just don't get why... My 386 with Lotus 123 can makes my tax reports just fine, thank you.