Love the Thunderbolt Display but disappointed with connection to rMBP

I just got a Thunderbolt Display (my first). Gorgeous piece of equipment and typically elegant Apple industrial design.
I'm a little disappointed, though, in how it is connecting to my retina MacBook Pro (yes, I'm completely broke now...).  It seems the power part of the dual connector from the display (power + TB) isn't really designed to work well with the rMBP (see picture).  The 2nd Gen MagSafe adapter works fine, but the angle that it must attach and not interfere with the TB plug makes it very easy for it to become disconnected.  The cord really needs to enter the MagSafe in-line with it, as opposed to 90º.
Any thoughts?

unfortunately, will not work ever
your mac needs tb on it to use a tb display; the older mac pro's use the apple led cinema display

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