I had a pizza box monitor running Motif X-Windows networked to a Unix server. It was quite a while ago - 1980's I think. Before Steve Jobs returned to Apple anyway. This isn't a new concept.
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Apple Invites Media to October 30th Event in New York City
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I had a pizza box monitor running Motif X-Windows networked to a Unix server. It was quite a while ago - 1980's I think. Before Steve Jobs returned to Apple anyway. This isn't a new concept.
It's difficult for some to appreciate that not everyone finds Apple's "happy path" to be the best path for them. These same folks probably think that the USB-C standard is as universal a standard as USB-A.
"There's more in the making."
I read this as “We’re announcing some pretty cool stuff today, and they’ll be ready sometime in the future.”
Going by history, you can see I’m correct about this.
I read this as “We’re announcing some pretty cool stuff today, and they’ll be ready sometime in the future.”
Going by history, you can see I’m correct about this.
They will show new iPads Pro together with Adobe for iPad and that is all. NYC was chosen because it is a city of artists, models and bohema. Regarding MacBook Air possibly it will be obsoleted like iPhone X. There is no need to offer a second 13" laptop.
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Yea I’m not saying Jobs invented the term or even the concept, just that it’s cool how far the iPad has come considering some of his earliest ideas about the future of computing.
You’re obviously not a developer. The iPad is not a good development tool for a variety of reasons, starting with the small screen and touch UI. Developers need big monitors. We have a lot of open windows. Xcode is complicated. Good luck getting all of those menu options and palettes crammed onto an iPad screen. And even if you could, what sort of masochist would want to work that way?
No, Xcode is not coming to the iPad. That said, I believe we’re going to see iOS-based desktop machines in the coming years (which I think will eventually replace the Mac) and they’ll run Xcode.
My thought is BAM opera house what the hell?
As a NYer I like that these tech companies are doing more keynotes/events here.
New Yorker as well (see user name). And actually I live in Brooklyn. I'm wondering if there would be a way to attend this event as part of the public. Presumably not. But still very cool location, which I know very well. I can't wait to see how they set up the space for the demos (they will use the large cafe space on the second floor which has gorgeous windows).
Nope, I don’t handle any operational work. Okay so you hook up an external display (rumored for this event) and introduce trackpad support and there you go. We aren’t that far off.
You could be right, but I wouldn't read that much into it. It is an iconic building, the theater is nice, and there is a very large space for the demos. Brooklyn is "cool" and this is the best space for an event like this in Brooklyn (both in terms of space and in terms of getting there from Manhattan for the press). It could be as simple as that.
This is the one. Apple's final chance to convince me that they have a clue. Failure here means I transition out of the ecosystem. Tired of dealing with vendor incompetence and all that, it just makes me angry & I don't want to be angry.
iPad: If they replace Lightning with USB-C (as opposed to just adding USB-C) while removing the headphone jack, I'm out. Done with the product line. Wireless isn't for me and I am not going to carry two dongles for headphones. I can't believe I have to worry about this kind of thing, but modern Apple acts irrationally, sooooo.
Mac: Introduce a usable Mac laptop. Accept that the butterfly keyboard is bad (even the new one breaks + typing on it is unpleasant) and introduce a new laptop that does not have it. Use the Magic Keyboard design. Include Face ID if at all possible. Do not include the garbage Touch Bar or Touch ID. Price the thing reasonably - 40% more than other OEMs, not the outrageous 75%+ premium that the Tim Cook Era has been defined by.
Update the Mac Mini. Offer an actually viable entry level model - no hard drive*, reasonable amount of RAM, etc. Expandability is key here - the machine should, at the very least, have a RAM expansion slot. In a dream scenario, Apple would use industry standard M.2 SSDs, but I understand that isn't going to happen. I'll settle for expandable RAM. The goal should be to sell a product to customers that those responsible for the product would be willing to use. I know that the HDD/Fusion drive models do not pass that test.
Tease the new Mac Pro: Show us what you mean by 'modular'. There is no trust that Apple understands that what is wanted is not some ******** Ive 'innovation' - we want PCI Express slots, M.2. SSDs, industry-standard Nvidia GPUs, gobs of memory.
Stop selling machines that are non-retina and/or have spinning disk drives. Enough is enough.
The amount of damage Apple has done to their product lines and brand as of late is incalculable. They ship laptops that are destined to fail; that feel worse to type on than a $200 Chromebook, they sell computers with spinning disk drives in them at $1000 price points, they introduce pain by replacing ports with new ports without thought for the customer, etc etc etc. Time to undo some of the damage. I don't expect they'll address the MacBook Pro situation at this event, but they can show us if they are capable of doing so by introducing new products that are non-horrible. Clock is ticking.
*Apple is the only vendor of note that debases themselves by shipping hard drives in $1000+ machines in the year of our lord 2018. Customers get a ****** experience on account of Apple's greed.
iPad: If they replace Lightning with USB-C (as opposed to just adding USB-C) while removing the headphone jack, I'm out. Done with the product line. Wireless isn't for me and I am not going to carry two dongles for headphones. I can't believe I have to worry about this kind of thing, but modern Apple acts irrationally, sooooo.
Mac: Introduce a usable Mac laptop. Accept that the butterfly keyboard is bad (even the new one breaks + typing on it is unpleasant) and introduce a new laptop that does not have it. Use the Magic Keyboard design. Include Face ID if at all possible. Do not include the garbage Touch Bar or Touch ID. Price the thing reasonably - 40% more than other OEMs, not the outrageous 75%+ premium that the Tim Cook Era has been defined by.
Update the Mac Mini. Offer an actually viable entry level model - no hard drive*, reasonable amount of RAM, etc. Expandability is key here - the machine should, at the very least, have a RAM expansion slot. In a dream scenario, Apple would use industry standard M.2 SSDs, but I understand that isn't going to happen. I'll settle for expandable RAM. The goal should be to sell a product to customers that those responsible for the product would be willing to use. I know that the HDD/Fusion drive models do not pass that test.
Tease the new Mac Pro: Show us what you mean by 'modular'. There is no trust that Apple understands that what is wanted is not some ******** Ive 'innovation' - we want PCI Express slots, M.2. SSDs, industry-standard Nvidia GPUs, gobs of memory.
Stop selling machines that are non-retina and/or have spinning disk drives. Enough is enough.
The amount of damage Apple has done to their product lines and brand as of late is incalculable. They ship laptops that are destined to fail; that feel worse to type on than a $200 Chromebook, they sell computers with spinning disk drives in them at $1000 price points, they introduce pain by replacing ports with new ports without thought for the customer, etc etc etc. Time to undo some of the damage. I don't expect they'll address the MacBook Pro situation at this event, but they can show us if they are capable of doing so by introducing new products that are non-horrible. Clock is ticking.
*Apple is the only vendor of note that debases themselves by shipping hard drives in $1000+ machines in the year of our lord 2018. Customers get a ****** experience on account of Apple's greed.
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Exactly. It’s actually an old concept that has been tried many times and has largely fallen out of favor. Back in the day, the thin client idea made a lot of sense because hardware was so expensive. I remember when a 32MB memory chip for my Mac II cost $1200. Ouch. Now it’s about powerful devices and on-device processing, not thin clients. Horsepower and bandwidth have increased massively since back in the thin client heyday, and hardware prices have plummeted, so the concept just doesn’t make much sense today.
With the iPad Pro rumored to be switching from Lightning to USB-C, you can basically do that, today (if Apple would put the Drivers into iOS)
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Good thing, too.
Instead, they have a Designer that SETS the trends, rather than FOLLOWS them.
The ‘Big’ Apple ...
Yep, must be an iPad Pro 99" (with optional space gray walking frame).
Or, if we are lucky: a Super iMac Retro Turbo Deluxe SE.
Or, Mega Dongle.
Or, ...
Because iOS 7 - 12 doesn’t still look like a love child of the windows phone and android.
How’s that 5-circle iOS strength indicator trend-attempt holding up?
In my opinion we’re farther than you think. iOS doesn’t support pointing devices like a mouse or trackpad yet and it would be quite a surprise if such support were announced at this event. It would be a massive change in how iOS works. When Marzipan is fully baked, we’re going to see Apple move iOS to the desktop, but not before.
Here school started in August. Are there students who haven’t started back up yet?
Their sales figures disagree with you. And they are calculable.
I think you have that backwards.Because iOS 7 - 12 doesn’t still look like a love child of the windows phone and android.
How’s that 5-circle iOS strength indicator trend-attempt holding up?
