Those bellyaching about Mac mini’s power button location don’t use Macs, so they don’t get it

Apple’s M4 Mac mini sports all-new thermal design for maximum performance and a physical power button on its underside
The designers of Apple’s new, diminutive Mac mini have relocated the power button to the underside of the device. While Apple executives believe this placement aligns with Mac users’ behavior, it has sparked some confusion and debate on X and other social media platforms.
Andrew Orr for AppleInsider:
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Apple’s Vice Presidents, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, and John Ternus, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, explained to IThome. They emphasized that the compact form factor still makes it easy to access the button by tucking a finger underneath to press it.
One of the biggest reasons for the seemingly out-of-the-way placement is how infrequently most users actually use the power button. “Honestly, most people almost never use the power button on a Mac,” one of the executives remarked.
That may sound surprising, but it makes sense in the context of how Macs are typically used. Many Mac owners rarely power off their devices completely, relying instead on sleep mode. As a result, reaching for the power button isn’t a daily or even weekly task for most users.

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MacDailyNews Take: As we posted on X on November 3rd, “Those criticizing the Mac mini’s physical power button placement are not Mac users, they are crappy Windows PC sufferers.”

Very rarely. Those criticizing the Mac mini’s physical power button placement are not Mac users, they are crappy Windows PC sufferers.
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