I’m not defending the design, I’m defending Apple’s prioritization of portability in their laptop lineup. The fact Apple is retreating on the keyboard design is evidence enough that that particular design choice was a failure. Doesn’t mean their priorities are wrong though even if you _personally_ disagree with it.
This is all highly subjective yet you state it as fact. There’s nothing wrong with prioritizing portability in a laptop. I for one prioritize usability over almost anything else and Apple’s ethos fits pretty squarely with that, between the portability, the OS, and the trackpads. Sometimes form _is_ function.
I think it’s possible to live car-free in many cities in the US but the difference is you can’t conveniently get very far without a car. In Paris not only can you live car-free but you can go all over the place, different countries even, by train, pretty conveniently. In the US you’ll be restricted to travel within the core of a city and that perk comes with a massive premium so it’s likely you can’t even afford it. Living car-free in the US might as well be a status symbol.
Seems like the first image is just looking for the areas of highest contrast, ie the completely overexposed areas of clouds against the darker building. Meanwhile the second photo lacks any areas of significant contrast. Bleh.