Sadly, your fancy new iPhone 7 won't directly connect to your new MacBook Pro. Think about that for a second. Two flagship devices from a company that prides itself on its ecosystem won't connect to each other without a special converter.

Plus, Apple doesn't include the needed dongle in the box with the new MacBook Pros. You have to buy it separately.

So iPhone 7 owners, in addition to your $9 headphone dongle, if you want a computer with a TouchBar, you're going to have to pony up an additional $19 for the Apple USB-C to USB to connect to your phone. Or drop $25 for a Lighting to Thunderbolt cable.

Of course, the iPhone isn't the only device that'll require a dongle. If you want to connect any of your legacy USB peripherals to your new MacBook Pro, you're going to need a dongle until you upgrade to Thunderbolt-happy items. Additionally, you're finally going to have to break down and buy an SD reader, as it's been whisked away to the land of headphone jacks, USB 2 and the 30-pin connector.

Oh, and those fancy new Lightning headphones that came with your iPhone 7? You might as well keep those out of your laptop bag.

So @ericlimer is right, there's no way to plug in the EarPods that come with the iPhone 7 into the new MacBook Pro https://t.co/q5zIJVkRyB — Micah Singleton (@MicahSingleton) October 27, 2016

Sometimes progress is confusing and painful. Especially on the wallet.