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Apple Ceases Development of 'AirPort' Wireless Routers as Engineers Reassigned to Other Products
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Well first off putting Xcode on iOS is a huge undertaking but its not as simple as that, there is way more to developing apps that just being able to code in xCode, how would any UI design be done efficiently on an iPad? What about source control?
Apps that I use regularly for iOS development:
xCode
Sketch
Photoshop
Adobe XD
Github Desktop
Dash
Textmate 2
Obviously Dash is gone other than that there is probably only Text mate that has anything close on iOS. iOS is going to have to come on leaps and bounds before it can replace a Mac for App development.
There are also a huge amount of developers that are still using Objective C, Swift playgrounds doesn't help with that.
I can't even begin to imagine how it could be done without serious software (and probably hardware) changes to the iPad. The iPad doesn't even have proper I/O.
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So, it's BackToMyMac going to disappear now? TimeCapsule? AirPlay?
Now that Apple is eating itself alive, what can we do, what other options are besides Windows?
Not Linux, please. I've been there, it's a nice toy that could fall apart at anytime.
Now that Apple is eating itself alive, what can we do, what other options are besides Windows?
Not Linux, please. I've been there, it's a nice toy that could fall apart at anytime.
That's what I want to know. I really haven't the clue after years of just trusting Apple and it being a lovely experience. The new Dell XPS etc look nice but we all know Windows is a fragmented and often troublesome beast. I use windows machines for work and used them at home until about 12 years ago and generally dislike the approach where you never know what will work or be supported.
For me personally, Cook betraying the trust Apple users put in with ending Aperture really cut deep as it has made me not only not trust them but also I am now paying Adobe for CC. If I won't even be able to replace my router with an Apple branded one and I've already given up on them ever making another monitor then maybe I will just not buy their computer. What on earth are all those thousands of engineers they employ doing all day long?
Cook's sheer greed is now creating a market place for someone to behave like the Jobs era Apple. If someone can not only make the laptop but also the OS and create a cohesive and pleasant product then Apple has left them a gap a mile wide with their crazy new prices. Whether anyone will I don't know, indeed I have my doubts.
Apple is killing every single device or app that made it a great company among pros and tries it's best to gain every last penny from iToys
Everyone users case is different I've even experienced issues with an isp provided router before but a majority of consumers don't even change their routers from default settings
Emojis
AAPL is trading at $111.50 this morning while the Dow is at a new record high. Stock price is a reflection of anticipated future earnings. Timmy boy knows this and may be trying to drive those earnings via the pruning of lower margin products. Why? Most likely because he has no ability to grow share price with insanely great products. He is what he is (or is not).
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Why does Apple have to cut items?
Why can't they keep selling them, but shift resources on and off to these devices as improvements are needed?
If I was a major shareholder in Apple, I would be concerned to the point of anger. What is Cook replacing these devices with? What is the direction of this corporation?
It seems they almost want to reduce their presence in the world to an iPhone.
Apple should be doing the complete opposite: developing the best monitors, printers, routers, Pro computers, etc. It has thrived by being a "lifestyle" and not just a stray object or two. Cook has lost the heat and is serving up leftovers.
Tech's advance has slowed WAY DOWN in the last 4 years. He should push to speed it up again. Even at a slower pace of development, changes are still coming and the computers and peripherals will continue to be important. I don't see a major paradigm shift through the 2020s, based on the last 5-6 years being rather lame in terms of innovation.
Why can't they keep selling them, but shift resources on and off to these devices as improvements are needed?
If I was a major shareholder in Apple, I would be concerned to the point of anger. What is Cook replacing these devices with? What is the direction of this corporation?
It seems they almost want to reduce their presence in the world to an iPhone.
Apple should be doing the complete opposite: developing the best monitors, printers, routers, Pro computers, etc. It has thrived by being a "lifestyle" and not just a stray object or two. Cook has lost the heat and is serving up leftovers.
Tech's advance has slowed WAY DOWN in the last 4 years. He should push to speed it up again. Even at a slower pace of development, changes are still coming and the computers and peripherals will continue to be important. I don't see a major paradigm shift through the 2020s, based on the last 5-6 years being rather lame in terms of innovation.
"...to try to sharpen the company's focus on consumer products that generate the bulk of its revenue."
Or in other words "sharp sales practice" in my opinion. No amount of corporate euphemisms will conceal naked profiteering and greed at the cost of technology. Another profit maximisation idea from Angela Ahrendts.
Sure, Tim Cook should go, but he's not the only one!
No, that's not what sharp sales practices means. Ahrendtd runs the store, and doesn't have anything to do with product development.
The fact that one would pick the one powerful female executive and lay the blame on her raises questions. But apparently if I point out the obvious implications, the mods don't like it.
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If you hear they are putting xcode on windows, its all over. Nobody will need a mac for anything. Ipad pros for everyone! (or windows pcs)
I've been using teamviewer for years. I can access my mac from my iPhone or any computer with a web browser.
For the folks who are into reading the tea leaves here, focus on the timeline. The last AirPort hardware update was in 2013.
I said this back in May, six months before the press reported on it this week:
It's not like the AirPort engineers have been hard at work on all sorts of new hardware designs that Apple simply decided not to ship. Tim killed this product line and disbanded the entire team THREE YEARS AGO and didn't tell anyone. He kept selling obsolete wifi hardware just like he keeps selling obsolete Mac hardware.
I posted this six weeks ago, before the single MBP line was refreshed and the ancient MBP was pulled from the market:
So I'll say it again: ask yourself what these hundreds and thousands of Mac engineers have been doing for the last two or three years. Because for the VAST majority of them, it was not working on new Macs.
I said this back in May, six months before the press reported on it this week:
It's not like the AirPort engineers have been hard at work on all sorts of new hardware designs that Apple simply decided not to ship. Tim killed this product line and disbanded the entire team THREE YEARS AGO and didn't tell anyone. He kept selling obsolete wifi hardware just like he keeps selling obsolete Mac hardware.
I posted this six weeks ago, before the single MBP line was refreshed and the ancient MBP was pulled from the market:
The red ones are currently shipping Macs. Green marks previous updates.
You'll be forgiven for wondering if the entire Mac hardware team was either reassigned or laid off well over a year ago.
So I'll say it again: ask yourself what these hundreds and thousands of Mac engineers have been doing for the last two or three years. Because for the VAST majority of them, it was not working on new Macs.
Nobody at apple wants to code on windows.
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You can also do it by portmapping vnc on any router, and then just use the finder's connect to server function to go to vnc://(your IP address:mapped port). Or use dyndns and your domain name instead.
But back to my Mac is far simpler.
I see. The issue though is, suppose my HDD in the TC dies in a couple of years. Ordinarily, I might then buy a new TC. I'm not sure I would want to replace the HDD in an old piece of technology.
Well you don't even need to replace the internal drive, just plug in a USB HD!
There is a paradigm shift very soon to touch screens. People are going to get that giant new microsoft tablet/desktop in march and start throwing away their keyboards. A soft keyboard will make sense once you try a large tablet and get annoyed that you have to move your hands off it to use a keyboard. It just takes less thinking to touch things compared to dragging things with a mouse so you can focus more on the actual work you're doing. Touch desktops are going to change everything!
There is another paradigm shift right now that apple is ignoring- large 4k displays replacing dual monitors. Apple is stuck in 2005 when a 27" screen was big and dual monitors were all the rage. It would make a lot of sense for apple to push its "L-shape" theory to the desktop where a large 4k screen at the back of your desk is an alternative to the giant tablet paradigm that microsoft is going to be pushing. It would even stave off the touchscreen desktop paradigm if you advocate a screen setup where you can't reach the screen. Apple just isn't pushing anything new. They could be pushing their "L-shape" theory to the desktop and have a line of 32", 42" and 50" 4k or 5k screens. Imagine if they put out a 50" 8k or 10k screen, AV pros would replace their hodge podge multi-monitor setups with this one clean apple product! I'm not an AV pro but this has been an amazing productivity bump for me, having datasheets, schematics, code editors, and communication windows all visible at once- with a lot of desk space for the physical things I'm working on. The only paradigm shift apple is pushing now is that everyone should use their non-touch ultralights.
Why not? SATA HDDs are cheap, and replacing it is easy. If the TC dies you can pull out the disk and put it in an enclosure to continue using it. No big deal.
It should.
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I agree, but my Amplifi router is giving me identical speeds regardless of whether it is wire or wireless.
I hope Apple is going to integrate AirPort Extreme functionality into an Amazon Echo like product and thus remove the need for 2 devices. This would make perfect sense. Fingers crossed we're not seeing the full picture yet.
Back To My Mac is not just for screen sharing. Teamviewer is incapable of reaching Airports remotely, TC disks, remote mounting and accessing storage units of Macs using BTMM.
This is a rumour. It's not fact like Apple pulling out of the display market which Apple did announce. MacRumours don't differentiate their fact from their rumour well at times. This is one of their times.
Secondly, this is so dumb. Having a **** load of Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone SKUs but killing off your important products just screams that Apple doesn't know what they are doing. The only logical reasoning for this is Apple is not selling enough of the Airport devices so they are not being developed anymore - if the rumour is true.
I'm glad to have my current airport express, latest gen model. The issue will come when it's firmware becomes too old and is not secure anymore - as in no more secruity updates from apple for it's firmware.
It seems that APple has a plan for their future. What is this plan? Only Apple know at the moment. Seriously I think Apple need to open up and tell it's customers what the hell they are doing. Not product specifics but their overall plan for the future. Apple can do this and still be secretive about it's products.
Secondly, this is so dumb. Having a **** load of Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone SKUs but killing off your important products just screams that Apple doesn't know what they are doing. The only logical reasoning for this is Apple is not selling enough of the Airport devices so they are not being developed anymore - if the rumour is true.
I'm glad to have my current airport express, latest gen model. The issue will come when it's firmware becomes too old and is not secure anymore - as in no more secruity updates from apple for it's firmware.
It seems that APple has a plan for their future. What is this plan? Only Apple know at the moment. Seriously I think Apple need to open up and tell it's customers what the hell they are doing. Not product specifics but their overall plan for the future. Apple can do this and still be secretive about it's products.