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rorrr on June 11, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: MacBook Pro gets Retina Display; MacBook Air updat...

How the fuck is it a "downgrade"? You get higher resolution.

wmf on June 11, 2012 [–]

Less stuff fits on the screen.

tomkinstinch on June 12, 2012 | [–]

How so? The new one has a physical resolution of 2,880 × 1800 pixels. The density is higher, so text can be scaled smaller and still be legible. Are you questioning how large UI widgets will appear?

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