Because it does not have a matte screen for photo editing without reflections!
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Apple Discontinues Thunderbolt Display
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Because it does not have a matte screen for photo editing without reflections!
Removing the dependency on Thunderbolt, and diverting focus to USB 3.1-C allows Apple to offer AMD Zen systems for APUs and Zen FX CPUs, along-side the Radeon/FirePro RX series of Polaris and upcoming Vega HBM2 memory GPGPUs.
When they discontinue the Mac Pro and Mac Mini there will be no need for external displays in store anyway
Great for laptops with those dinky screens, and you get a recharge at the same time.
Are people really freaking out over a monitor? It's discontinued, big deal... buy a better and cheaper monitor, there's tons of them out there.
If you're going to "quit" Apple over something so insignificant, you probably should have done that years ago.
If you're going to "quit" Apple over something so insignificant, you probably should have done that years ago.
Hmmm... Not looking good for the Mac. One step closer, I guess, (for me) away from this platform.
So far I've already stopped using iWork, iPhoto/Photos, and now I'm working on switching away from iTunes and to Google Play. Sold my iPad mini last fall and have recently been thinking about getting a Surface. Still set on my Mac for another year or two but by that time who knows what will remain of today's Mac lineup. I suppose I should start using that Bootcamp partition a little more...
So far I've already stopped using iWork, iPhoto/Photos, and now I'm working on switching away from iTunes and to Google Play. Sold my iPad mini last fall and have recently been thinking about getting a Surface. Still set on my Mac for another year or two but by that time who knows what will remain of today's Mac lineup. I suppose I should start using that Bootcamp partition a little more...
Translation: Apple better cater to the fringiest of fringe users or we will go be different by using Windows!
I swear, at this rate, they may as well just kill the entire Mac line and get it over with!
AUGH! How I DESPISE Apple right now! Betrayal after betrayal after betrayal! Thunderbolt displays were always an incompatibility JOKE, but this takes the cake!
I'm calling it: Apple is going to kill the entire Mac line in the next 5 years and do NOTHING but their garbage iToys.
AUGH! How I DESPISE Apple right now! Betrayal after betrayal after betrayal! Thunderbolt displays were always an incompatibility JOKE, but this takes the cake!
I'm calling it: Apple is going to kill the entire Mac line in the next 5 years and do NOTHING but their garbage iToys.
I'm starting to feel like they are looking at mac as a dead product.. iOS has so many users and probably generates more money..
I am really starting to think they are slowly phasing out macOS in general.
I am really starting to think they are slowly phasing out macOS in general.
If only you could use it as a monitor, i.e. without the crappy mobile iMac computing parts.
Yeah, it was only worth it when it had just come out, maybe for a few years after. It's ancient now.
No. They will be replaced with "The new watch bands".
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I wonder how many actors have been posting in the thread thus far. Sure is a lot of melodrama happening.
I bought a cinema 30" after they discontinued it. Wish I had bought 3 of them.
Total thunderbolt displays purchased by me will remain 0.
Total thunderbolt displays purchased by me will remain 0.
I have a use Thunderbolt Display with rMBP. While very convenient, TD not being retina often makes me use smaller 15" screen. And it's also a shame that its connectivity is so outdated and power/Thunderbolt cable is not detachable (mine is fraying).
To be fair that can be said for almost everything apple sells at any given time.
Not 2011 but old tech at high price excluding phones and iPads.
why is this garbage display still 1200$ canadian on the apple store, price drop now!
Apple today told several news sites that it plans to discontinue its Thunderbolt Display, which has been available for purchase online and in Apple retail stores since it was first introduced in the summer of 2011.
Apple will continue to sell existing Thunderbolt Display stock so long as it remains available, but once stock is exhausted, the Thunderbolt Display will no longer be available as production is ceasing. It is not clear why Apple has decided to make an announcement concerning the discontinuation of the display and if it means a new 4K or 5K display is on the horizon.
Stock shortages ahead of WWDC sparked rumors that Apple might be planning to introduce a new display at the event, but no new hardware appeared and Apple instead focused on software for iOS devices, Macs, Apple TVs, and Apple Watch devices.
Rumors have suggested Apple is working on a 5K display, and if true, such a display could feature a resolution of 5120 x 2880 pixels, USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 peripherals, and a design that mimics the latest iMacs. Speculation suggests it could come equipped with a built-in GPU or use a DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport setup to stitch two halves of a display together to make one seamless display.
If a new Thunderbolt Display is in the works, it could launch alongside next-generation Skylake Retina MacBook Pros, which are rumored to be in the works for late fall.
Article Link: Apple Discontinues Thunderbolt Display
My guess is that they will drop thunderbolt and now use USB-C.
Sigh
Your hackintosh sounds AWESOME! I've only seen "budget" ones...
My only issue at all with your post (speaking as a gypsy)... is, I assume that you weren't aware that gypped/jipped is a racial slur?
WOW, that's very sad news. I still have hope they will eventually come up with a 5K option.
I LOVE my ACD 30" and Apple displays were always great.
Apple is really dropping the ball on the pro community. That's very sad.
We can only wish at this time better things are on the pipeline for pro's but I am not holding my breath.
I LOVE my ACD 30" and Apple displays were always great.
Apple is really dropping the ball on the pro community. That's very sad.
We can only wish at this time better things are on the pipeline for pro's but I am not holding my breath.
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