That's still possible for that to come true though. Spring goes from March 20th till June 20th so there are still 1.5 months for Apple to release the HomePod in Germany and keep true to their word.
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Gruber: Apple's Cross-Platform App Support to Debut in 2019, Not 2018
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Despite Tim's Misinformation Campaign, I stand with my prediction of iOS and Mac OS being replace with Apple OS mid 2020. 
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I'm with you.
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I'm with you.
Product's do not need to be officially announced by Apple to be clearly delayed. The Mac Mini and Mac Pro are prime examples. It has been way to long since they were update. They are delayed. I doubt a new mac mini purchased today would run the next macOS.
They aren't being stable, they are being stagnant.
The issue is that they haven't released new hardware or fixed performance or stability issues. If they did one we might excuse the other... three year old entry level mac running an OS that after nearly a decade you STILL can not reliably do global searches in multiple PDFs.
Hasn't this been beaten to death? Apple ain't first, but boy oh boy, fellers - they sure dang dumb get it right!
They have released plenty of new hardware in the last year. Airpods, HomePod, iPhone 8, iPhone X, Apple Watch, iMac Pro, and iPad Pro were all released in the last year. Personally, I haven't had any issues with software (HomeKit aside), so I think your statement is a bit unfair to say. iOS 11 has improved through 11.4 as well.
Well iOS 11 has very few features (besides animojis) as well as being horribly buggy, so whether you prefer features or quality, iOS 11 is an equal opportunity disappointment.
And besides, you think asking for new features without being riddled with bugs in their flagship product is too much to ask for from the most valuable company in the world with an R&D budget larger than many countries entire GDP? If so, they just need to give up this pathetic charade of annual updates with each being more defective than the last and release a new OS version when it's good and ready.
He admits he’s not and his business isn’t the rumor business. Still when the Gurman rumor came out no one knew what it meant (I don’t think he did either). Is this something that will make it easer for iOS devs to develop for the Mac? Will this mean iOS apps being ported to the Mac? Is Apple working towards one operating system? Nobody knows.
They've both shared the same kernel since day dot.
Apple also shared that Kernel for both for the first time last October.
I predict this will also feed into the same transition - eventually - as universal apps did between Power PC and Intel for when Apple start to use their own architecture for desktops. Probably the Macbook air first.
Apple also shared that Kernel for both for the first time last October.
I predict this will also feed into the same transition - eventually - as universal apps did between Power PC and Intel for when Apple start to use their own architecture for desktops. Probably the Macbook air first.
Agree. 11.3 feels like the release that 11.0 should’ve been regarding speed and stability. Ditto watchOS 4.3.
I’m not sure if I’m going to install the new versions (whatever they may be) come this September though...
I don’t want to go through having perfectly stable and usable devices that were made super slow & buggy for nearly half a year, with my iphone 7d battery life severely degraded for about 2 months because of iOS 11.
I accurately predicted Apple releasing an extended emoji set for iOS 10, animojis for iOS 11, (I really did!) and now I'm predicting that iOS 12 will introduce audible emojis... emojis w/sound.
You read it here first.
Who says the only thing being announced is bug fixes? Also, when does Apple ever announce bug fixes on stage? Federighi might make mention of Apple focusing on performance/stability but it’s not like they spend time on stage taking about bugs they fixed. I’m glad we don’t really know what’s coming in iOS 12. I like being surprised.
I think you are being short sighted here. You have to add future hardware into the equation. You keep think of this as Mac vs iDevices. You have not seen the different patents for a new type of devices. For instance there is the rumor that Apple is coming out with a new MacBook that has a touchscreen keyboard that can change depending on the app being used. Or the device that shows how an iPhone or iPad can be inserted into a clamshell type device to convert it into a laptop type device. You know Apple moves slowly. This is a first step in many.
I have had little to no issues on iOS 11 since release on my iPhone 8. It’s fast and stable. I setup my phone as new for each whole number iOS release. Major bugs tend to be squashed once iOS X.2. Yearly iOS cycles will create bugs, even with a release designed to reduce bugs. It’s just the nature of yearly iOS updates.
Whenever Apple decides to implement a redesigned home screen, it will inevitably create stability problems, regardless of whether or not Apple delays the redesign to focus on stability.
While I’m all for stability and speed, but I don’t think there’s a need for intense focus on iOS to delay useful new features.
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These patents have been around for decades, like fold-out screens.
Pretty good stuff, but a bridge too far for the giant, slow moving corporation that Apple has become.
Did the TouchBar become a transformative game-changer or some orphaned gimmick ?
Such patents are only registered to deter smaller companies.
That’s the defensive strategy of the market leader in a mono/duopoly.
Maybe if Samsung makes such a model, Apple “has” to respond.
Or either not (ref. the lament/weary reaction to SurfacePro)
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Yea I am with you there, but I will stick with final releases. I have typically gotten on betas early, but I think I am done with that. I honestly just want my devices to work well and reliably. I haven't had any major issues with iOS 11, but I feel like I am better off sticking with the final releases.
So they're setting Macs up to run iOS apps (anyone want to guess which OS release will run ONLY App Store apps where they get a cut?), effectively killed all services other than those they host themselves, introduced group containers, etc to slowly lock admins out of -- er -- ADMINistering, not updated anything without a built-in screen in years, but nooooo, they're not melding macOS and iOS, not at all. I miss Apple Computer.
I miss Apple Computer.I accurately predicted Apple releasing an extended emoji set for iOS 10, animojis for iOS 11, (I really did!) and now I'm predicting that iOS 12 will introduce audible emojis... emojis w/sound.
I can’t wait... I’ll need an Animoji with an audible scream to convey how I feel about that!
Yeah that was awful. I sometimes think my iPhone 7 Plus was never really the same.
My iPad mini 4 has had its share of ups and downs.
That's why it's going to be released in 2019, not 2018.
As far as app bloat is concerned: If apps are bloated it is due to images and videos. My app has none of that nonsense, does tons of stuff, uses a huge number of _big_ third party libraries (one comes in a 200 MB .zip file), and is under 10 MB. (Not a toy app either; people pay serious money for it).
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You mean like the Apple III computer, which was a dismal failure? (Admittedly, the case was indestructible).
Forstall was one arrogant bastard who refused to take responsibility for his failures, that's why he had to go.
Sadly I don't think I'll be on the MacOS platform by then. My Mac Pro is running well still, but it's EOL as far as official MacOS updates go.
Is this initiative not a blatant contradiction to Cook's earlier rebuttal that MacOS and iOS—and the hardwares that support them—are optimized and not interchangeable? He dismissed the idea of a hybrid desktop and mobile CPU primarily for that reason.
Of course, this isn't the first example of Apple poo-pooing a concept but ultimately embracing it when the market thinks otherwise.
Of course, this isn't the first example of Apple poo-pooing a concept but ultimately embracing it when the market thinks otherwise.
To be fair to Gruber, he and many other regular tech reviewers were on the second tier.
The first tier were YouTube influencers/vloggers popular with millenials and below. You know, the people with not so much money.
So maybe that wasn’t such a smart PR strategy given that the phone cost $999 upwards...