That's because it is in Microsoft's best interest to keep desktop computers relevant. Apple however... not so much. They've got their profitable iToys. That's where they want the market to go.
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Apple Planning USB-C iMac and Faster Notebooks in 2017, Mac Pro and Touch Bar Magic Keyboard in Question
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That's because it is in Microsoft's best interest to keep desktop computers relevant. Apple however... not so much. They've got their profitable iToys. That's where they want the market to go.
"And then I told them we had great desktops in our roadmap!"
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"You should have seen the look on their faces!"
"You should have seen the look on their faces!"
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Interesting that the title of the linked Bloomberg article is "How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists"
I've made that suggestion before. A 'trackpad' app, that would turn your iPad into a context aware interface for the Mac. With the larger iPad pro you'd have room for Wacom style pen input along with shortcuts and menu options (think colour palettes, editing tools etc...), and even some widgets.
I hope they don't f this up. By f it up I mean removing USB - A ports and the SD card reader on a desktop. Something that would make no sense...
I think the iMac looks fantastic so really all they need to do is upgrade the insides, upgrade the FaceTime camera but for Christ sake I hope they keep all the ports.
As for the Mac Pro , who knows why they haven't touched it. If I worked at Apple I'd push to suspend sales till there was a clear idea of what was going on. I don't see how they can sell such a old machine for a high price.
I think the iMac looks fantastic so really all they need to do is upgrade the insides, upgrade the FaceTime camera but for Christ sake I hope they keep all the ports.
As for the Mac Pro , who knows why they haven't touched it. If I worked at Apple I'd push to suspend sales till there was a clear idea of what was going on. I don't see how they can sell such a old machine for a high price.
Genuine question: how many months would it take to train an individual with basic manufacturing skills to meet the "required skills" needed to make "ambitious" (or even normal) products? No offense, but we're not talking about a Ph.D. here...
Also, will we *ever* get a keyboard with a numeric keypad? That would be a hell of a lot more useful than frequently used emojis.
Also, will we *ever* get a keyboard with a numeric keypad? That would be a hell of a lot more useful than frequently used emojis.
That M.2 slot in the Surface Studio supports PCIe NVMe SSD.
It has already been confirmed.
In fact, the Intel Core i7 model does ships with an NVMe drive.
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Forget the speed bumps for the notebooks in 2017, just fix the MacBook Pro 2016 battery issues. Quit selling us lies of 10 hour capacity battery when it's a lie. I'd rather be told the truth of 4-6 hours and pay less for what I paid for. I feel cheated!!
Nothing has been announced, and whatever gets updated, it probably won't be the MBPs. No worries.
Unless the Kaby Lake high powered quad core chips are ready by then. In which case worries. But I haven't looked at Intel's roadmap in a while, so I can't say whether that's likely.
On the other hand, for me:
- Don't care about the ability to replace ram since I usually max them at order time and never had a problem with them later on.
- Don't care about replacing SSD since they've never failed on me before and i have external drives, MUCH bigger (and cheaper) than the system can handle as internal drive. That's where I keep files that I still need but rarely used. Then I have other external drives to backup the whole system.
- Ports on the front would be a deal breaker for me. I want them hidden as much as possible. I want a clean, wires free desk.
- I really prefer to have a beautiful desktop instead of a giant ugly bulky rectangle thing with blank borders that I have to look at every day.
- I use mechanical keyboard, which sounds like music to my ear.
"While the Mac generates about 10 percent of Apple sales, the company can't afford to alienate professional designers and other business customers. After all, they helped fuel Apple's revival in the late 1990s. In a stinging critique, Peter Kirn, founder of a website for music and video creators, wrote: 'This is a company with no real vision for what its most creative users actually do with their most advanced machines.' " *
Exactly.
One might also note mention of no clear direction for Macs from senior management. It is a damning article and worth reading for anyone interested in that Macintosh.
Then this as well: "In another sign that the company has prioritized the iPhone, Apple re-organized its software engineering department so there's no longer a dedicated Mac operating system team. [italics mine] There is now just one team, and most of the engineers are iOS first, giving the people working on the iPhone and iPad more power."
What more need be said?
* How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists, Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-20/how-apple-alienated-mac-loyalists
Exactly.
One might also note mention of no clear direction for Macs from senior management. It is a damning article and worth reading for anyone interested in that Macintosh.
Then this as well: "In another sign that the company has prioritized the iPhone, Apple re-organized its software engineering department so there's no longer a dedicated Mac operating system team. [italics mine] There is now just one team, and most of the engineers are iOS first, giving the people working on the iPhone and iPad more power."
What more need be said?
* How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists, Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-20/how-apple-alienated-mac-loyalists
How about instead of very big tax cuts and incentives for the richest company in the world - a temporary solution - we find out what laws are making America ungreat and we remove those. And take that money you were going to give to rich Apple and offer it to workers that have been displaced to do new things. All this crony business stuff is just unoriginal short term bandaids.
the majority of its products are made in China because the U.S. workforce has a smaller number of individuals with the "vocational kind of skills" needed READ AS "Chinese workers have thinner fingers and smaller hands suited for working in tight places since Americans have become horizontally challenged, not just vertically challenged.
Is that true? I didn't know that, but that honestly would explain a lot. It's no secret that macOS is on the back burner and iOS is the "future". But I didn't know they actually don't have a specific separate team working on it.
So this goes to disproves Timms claims that Laptops and desktops are still important to Apple.
Also explains why Sierra was lackluster.
I'm getting tired of "modest updates" Tim.
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This is really NOT good if true.
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This is really NOT good if true.
Fair enough, but after 4 years of the older design, releasing a computer just as thick and just as heavy would be less enticing for people to upgrade. I know the so-called "pros" on MacRumors message boards would love that, but the other 80% would walk into an Apple Store and say "Why is this so much more expensive than the old model? It feels just as heavy and is just as thick. I'll just buy the old one...I don't need a Touch Bar thingie." Instead, if you go into the Apple Store and compare both machines side-by-side, it's clear which one is nicer right off the bat. That stuff matters.
A discontinuation of the Mac Pro would rock my professional world. Namely film music production with Logic, which is of course a MacOS only application. The Mac Pro is more robust than the iMac for our needs, and hey, as we're running 3rd party 34'' screens, it would be sad to have an iMac on each station that is hidden underneath the desk or way back in a machine room. It would be a waste.
Just saying. Im not that worried at this point, the article doesn't sound like they're getting rid of their headless macs, even if the Macrumor's title alludes to this.
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Not for a few bucks above minimum wage it doesn't.
Just saying. Im not that worried at this point, the article doesn't sound like they're getting rid of their headless macs, even if the Macrumor's title alludes to this.
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Not for a few bucks above minimum wage it doesn't.
Very well stated -- you hit the nail right on the head!
I cringe at that price point for a keyboard considering it's jut a keyboard. But as long as they keep a non touch bar keyboard for cheaper, I don't think it'll be a big deal