Why is Apple getting rid of the glowing logos on its Macbooks?

They're not copying the Surface Book. They would probably like to keep the glowing logo, seeing how iconic it has become but they removed the glowing logo because of a physical constraint. read more

The glowing Apple logo is not a light, but rather a window into the backlight of the display. With the new Macbook Pro, the screen casing is so slim that if the apple logo was cut out, the casing would simply crumble. The next best thing is a reflecting logo, as used on the Macbook. read more

At first, it was believed that the disappearance of the glowing Apple logo was a 12-inch MacBook thing only. But as Apple took the wraps off the new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros it was evidently clear the iconic glowing symbol was long dead and being replaced by a non-glowing, shiny Apple logo. read more