The matte screen has been gone for a while now (all Retina MBPs are glossy), but I like it (I have the last MBP made with a matte screen, the mid-2010). I can understand that the maximum resolution of a Retina screen might not be compatible with the matte screen surface used in the old days, but I would think that some materials engineer would have some slightly less glossy screen material on offer.
And tops of 16 G RAM seems dumb. I would rather have more RAM, say, 32 G, and a slightly bigger form (and 1 Tb should be fine for the drive). I like to buy computers that are somewhat future proof - that can hang on for 6 or 7 years - and that generally means that I max out on RAM up front. I take good care of my laptops, and I have had zero trouble with my MBs and MBPs, with the annoying exception of a vertical row of pixels at the far left of the screen (it runs through the Lightroom directory etc panel).
Finally - I liked having a full set of different ports. if you insist on having only USB-C, at least ship the computers with a fully tested and functional multi-port adapter in the box: USB-A/B, Lightning, Thunderbolt 2/3, FireWire (dating myself here - but I do have a few FW drives sitting around). USB A/B thumb drives are ubiquitous in academia, as cheap transport for presentation files, etc. I carry my thumb drive to the lecture hall and plug it into the AV computer belonging to that room - I don't bother with dragging the computer over and putzing with adapters.