I’m guessing the low-cost MacBook either continues to use the M1 MacBook Air chassis or switches to the current MacBook Air design, except with a 13” screen without the notch. I doubt they would make a new design or bring back the 12” MacBook chassis if the aim is to keep the price low.
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Apple Is Expected to Launch These Four MacBooks in 2026
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It’s interesting to anticipate Apple’s own Celeron-like MacBook.
I wonder why Apple is striving to achieve technology that others have already developed long ago, such as Celeron laptops/netbooks, touchscreen laptops, or foldable phones.
I wonder why Apple is striving to achieve technology that others have already developed long ago, such as Celeron laptops/netbooks, touchscreen laptops, or foldable phones.
With foldable phones it’s clear they were waiting for the technology to improve so that the crease is invisible. With notebooks it seems like adding touch is basically just a capitulation after years of resistance unless they limit it to the Pro and tout Apple Pencil compatibility. Well find out later this year.
Apple has made “inexpensive” Macs before. The original Mac mini was aimed at “switchers” from PCs when the iPod was many people’s initial draw into the Apple ecosystem.
I believe Apple would have to acquire that technology from a Chinese company, such as Oppo, or from a Samsung.
Supposedly they worked with Samsung on the foldable glass that was leaked earlier this month.
Tagbert
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Apple has been working with Samsung’s Displays division on the panels for a foldable screen and Apple themselves have a custom hinge design that rumors suggest will reduce the crease from a fold.
Just because they haven’t shipped produce like this, don’t assume that they haven’t been working on prototypes for several years.
Without either Chinese or Korean technology, it simply won't materialise; that’s all there is to it, I suppose.
verniesgarden
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I honestly think we are closer to a merge OS, especially with the idea of foldable devices
Le0M
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That's what I said.
But iOS and macOS won't go anywhere anytime soon.
There'll be an extra OS.
No, there won't be an 'extra' OS.
iOS was derived from macOS (formerly Mac OS X). When Apple began developing the iPhone in 2005, Steve Jobs decided to "shrink the Mac" rather than enlarge the iPod, which led to the creation of the iPhone Operating System (iPhone OS) based on the existing Mac OS X foundation.
- Both OSs use the Unix-based open-source core named "Darwin".
- Both operating systems share the same XNU kernel (components of the Mach microkernel and FreeBSD).
- Many foundational technologies and frameworks are shared, though iOS uses Cocoa Touch (optimised for touch input) rather than the standard Cocoa used on Mac.
Le0M
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iPadOS, visionOS etc also are "new" operating systems. Before these there was only mainly MacOS and later on iOS. If Apple were to release a MacBook Touch, they won't make it run neither iPadOS nor macOS, but a new one. Wanna bet 😜?
fatTribble
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To me it’s like some of the higher end car companies that sell more affordable models 🤷🏻♂️
