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[bhickey]

    Apple offers both matte and glossy finishes on their notebooks

This has not been the case for years.

[elithrar → bhickey]

Non-Retina 15" models still have a matte option.

[lenazegher → bhickey]

Do some people actually prefer glossy to matte? I find the use of glossy screens on notebooks bewildering. What's the benefit of having lots of distracting reflections on your screen?

[omni → bhickey]

Ah, looks like you're mostly right. They don't do that anymore, but when I bought my MBP in early 2012, I did have the option. I'll correct the article, thanks.

[bhickey → omni]

Hrm. I thought they dropped the option in mid-2011.

[pyre → bhickey]

Maybe they just did an excellent job of convincing him that he had a choice, and funnelling him to the only option available.

[bdc → pyre]

A chapter from Henry Ford's playbook