Dan414 :
but remind me again why you need multiple ports?
It's not that most people want multiple C ports ( though I'm sure some do ), they're asking for a regular A port on the other side. Type-C components just barely hit the market and weren't even out when the new MB released. This meant the port was useless for the first few months unless you wanted to buy an expensive Apple adapter. This was just Apple showing yet again that they don't care much for their existing customers. Like the change from 30-pin to Lightning, why didn't they include the A-C adapter with every purchase? Everyone that had purchased any kind of cable or adapter for any earlier MacBook ( or dock in terms of the iPhone switch to Lightning, ) was left out. A type-C on one side and a type-A on the other would have meant it was future focused, but still usable with current stuff.
And I get the feeling that if someone wanted to use the trackpad instead of a mouse, regardless of whatever force touch features you have, they wouldn't have a gotten a mouse.
I'm not really certain what the Cusby is trying to do. Or rather I get what it's trying to do, but I don't think it's actually succeeding. From their own page they're saying the problem with the MacBook is the single port for all wired connectivity, same thing I said above. They say, "By limiting the new MacBook to a single USB port, users are forced to buy expensive "name brand" adapters to sync multiple devices directly to their laptops." Are they really that oblivious in self-awareness?
An Apple adapter that gives HDMI, USB A, and USB C ports is $80. You have to pay $75 to get a Cusby that does the same thing. The one advantage on the Cusby is a second type-C port, but the overall thing is much larger than Apple's offering. So that's maybe a tie. Apple offers a simple C to A adapter for $20. Cusby wants twice as much, though in Cusby's favor, you do have both A and C options open to use both at the same time. Still, $40 for that?
Yes, Cusby is giving options. But I thought they wanted to get away from "expensive 'name brand' adapters".