I’m curious about all the distaste people have of the notch. It’s more screen space. Would people prefer a larger bezel? My guess is you’ll have the option for a virtual bezel on apps that don’t properly account for the notch.
I prefer a larger bezel because the notch takes the menu bar space, which is already scarce even without the notch. Some people may have many app icons and "widgets" (e.g. iStat Menus) on the menu bar.
You get a nice, perfect rectangle. It goes nicely with all the other rectangles in the product (case, keyboard, trackpad). Two lines of symmetry everywhere. Now the main rectangle has a big chunk out of it marring it and removing the horizontal symmetry. The larger bezel keeps everything looking nice. It's not like an extra 1/2 inch on the top is going to let me put my laptop anywhere easier. (Except on a plane while the person in front of me is reclining. Which happens a couple times a year, I can live with that, compared to staring at the gash every day.)
