Nitpicky, but he’s rounding the edges, not the corners.

And yes, why are they so sharp?

I seem to recall my wife having the plastic MacBook that came out circa 2006 and the edges on that thing were legitimately painful.

I always marvel at how sharp the points are on the notch of the lid on my current MacBook. Very very pointy.

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jareklupinski 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> why are they so sharp?

they intentionally ship them sharp so you can file them down to your desired fillet

the design is very human

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svnt 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The past few generations I found I was not pleased with their performance, so now I take them weekly to the macbook sharpener at the saturday market.

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anArbitraryOne 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's great how apple makes everything so customizable

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metrix 3 hours ago | parent [-]

It's by design.

	▲	Forgeties79 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think it’s different.

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donatj 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There are definitely corners by the trackpad, at the gap for opening the lid.

They are quite stabby and I hate them.

https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/aca51a7051edc493b19cfd93da...

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alanbernstein 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The most material is removed at the corners of the lid-lifting notch. Those are IMO the most offensive pointy part on the body.

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vr46 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah, I had thin insulation strips running around these edges because my wrists were legit getting sore from these edges. And then Apple replaced the bottom case so they're back, as sharp as ever.

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jeffhwang an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Thank you! I zoomed in on the photo looking for sanded corners on the MacBook and saw none. Took me a sec to finally see the amorphous edge nr the trackpad...

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vl an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They actually reduced sharpness in M MacBooks Pros.

Unibody Intels before that were really really sharp.

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varispeed 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Very very pointy.

I have intrusive thoughts of trying to cut my finger over it, but so far the attempts were unsuccesful.

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forrestthewoods 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

why? Because Apple hates you and wants you to suffer.

Alternatively, because they care about aesthetics more than utility and comfort.

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LtWorf 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't think apple computers are meant for people who do use computers. I used to have marks on my wrists (I no longer have an apple computer now).

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cesarvarela 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Tell that to the people responsible for the trackpads of any other computer maker.

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nine_k 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Apple computers are made for those who purchases a computer. They are engineered to look great on a demo shelf.

«During the first Jobsian era at Apple, I used to joke that Steve Jobs cared deeply about Apple customers from the moment they first considered purchasing an Apple computer right up until the time their check cleared the bank.» (Bruce Tognazzini)

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LASR 3 hours ago | parent [-]

It worked. Most people under 30 don't know Apple existed before the iPod / iPhone. ie: Before Jobs.

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		Of course it worked. Apple turned from a company that sells electronic equipment into a company that sells media consumption devices which double as fashion accessories signaling high social status. Of course the addressable market is 2-3 orders of magnitude larger. They still sell computers, which count below 10% of the revenue, and are also partly fashion accessories.
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