Why remove the CD drive?
Why remove the floppy disk?
They did a cost benefit analysis and made that risk. There's usb-C to usb-A converters. It's not that big of a deal as it seems.
I have one device which is USB-C - a mouse. In what world is a mouse better with USB-C?
As for CD drives, the world moved on to bluray and that has a licensing cost as well as not fitting with the iTunes strategy of rent-and-never-own. Apple led, others followed. I'd still use it if it was built-in but not as an external: too much hassle to balance it on my lap and not drop the drive ruining the disk.
Well for one the connector is better. It's quicker to plug it in if you know you aren't going to plug it in the wrong way the first time. Second, for my wireless mouse the charging is faster. Third, the cable itself is slightly smaller and you don't need to carry around an old USB-A to USB-C cable.
It didn't seem like a big deal to me before I tried it, but it was since I couldn't keep from losing/breaking connectors. It gets annoying buying new ones all the time. I don't want to spend $2500 for a machine that annoys me.
