This is very true. macOS and the iPhone, for me, went from being "obviously the very best of the best" to "the lesser of all evils".
When my 2015 rMBP finally gives up the ghost and / or when 10.13 loses compatibility with the applications I use, I have no idea what I'm going to do - probably buy another working 2015 rMBP used and pray that the Linux drivers are livable by then.
I know it's ridiculous, but it helps me fall asleep at night sometimes.
I feel like it's a huge step in the right direction, but for my own personal use:
- I still have mostly USB 2.0 peripherals. I don't see that changing anytime soon.
- I'm still hung up on the MagSafe adapter.
- I love the form factor. The 13" display is the perfect size, for me. I could've switched to a 15" 2015 rMBP with better specs, but I hated how big it was.
- I have no interest in using any version of macOS beyond 10.13, at present.
I'm really glad that they brought the Esc key back, especially as a pretty serious vim user. I don't know, maybe I'm stuck in the past. I'm certain that many, many people are really enjoying the new Macbook Pro 16; I just really, really like this laptop. It's the best computer I've ever owned.
I'm in the same boat as the sibling poster (albeit with a 15" machine) and I'll add this:
- The TouchBar is terrible
I hope they'll bring back a non-TouchBar configuration when they release the "new" keyboard on a 13" MacBook Pro. I could live with both a 13" or 15" laptop, but right now the list of drawbacks is still 1-2 items too long.