Gurman: Apple Planning No New Mac Releases For Remainder of 2022

[MacRumors]

Apple is not planning to announce any new Macs in the remainder of this year, with all planned releases expected to take place in the first quarter of 2023, including updated versions of the MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and the Mac Pro, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said today.

Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman said Apple has decided to wait until next year to announce new Macs, including MacBook Pros which were rumored to launch this month. "I'm told that Apple is aiming to introduce the upgraded models—including M2-based versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros—in the first quarter of calendar 2023," Gurman said today.

During the company's latest earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple's "product lineup is set" ahead of the holidays, possibly suggesting there will be no new product launches this year as Apple gears up for the holiday season. Apple's CFO, Luca Maestri, provided a more decisive confirmation saying, "we have a very challenging compare against last year, which had the benefit of the launch and associated channel fill of our newly redesigned MacBook Pro with M1," Gurman noted today in Power On.

As previously reported, Apple continues to test an Apple silicon Mac Pro with a configuration that includes 24 CPU cores (including 16 performance and eight efficiency cores), 76 graphics cores, and 192GB of memory. The Mac Pro is expected to be powered by the "M2 Ultra" and "M2 Extreme" chips with at least twice or four times the performance as the M2 Max chip, expected to be announced alongside the updated MacBook Pros next year.

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[MayaUser]

So Apple is waiting for the TSMC 3nm
Better wait 3-4 more months for it

 

[surfzen21]

Guess that means I will try and pick up a MacBook Pro on sale and not wait for the M2.

I wasnt really excited about M2 anyway. I'm hoping the M3 will be a more significant upgrade with the rumored 3nm die.

 

[anthogag]

Okay, then just one more release this year,… a new Pencil

 

[WiiDSmoker]

I need that 7k Pro XDR display.

 

[visualseed]

That makes sense based on the fact that we have no hint that any M2 Pro/Max/Ultra chips are ready. But it's a serious blow to anyone wanting an updated M2 Mac Mini or iMac which seemed like low-hanging fruit that Apple could have delivered much sooner.

 

[bluecoast]

I guess:

• Problems with chip fab capacity
• Problems with relying on China (zero covid strategy and increasing tensions with the US)

I suspect that Apple's over-reliance on China is really hitting them hard and they're having to spend a lot of time and energy behind the scenes setting up production lines in India and Vietnam.

 

[PauloSera]

Right on cue, after Tim Cook literally said so, and another source confirmed...Gurman chimes in with his "news".

 

[madebybela]

 

[DrJR]

The prosaic update cycle is broken: GOOD. Way too predictable.

 

[dantracht]

Tim beat you to this one, Mark.

 

[MayaUser]

Guess that means I will try and pick up a MacBook Pro on sale and not wait for the M2.

I wasnt really excited about M2 anyway. I'm hoping the M3 will be a more significant upgrade with the rumored 3nm die.

Seems that M2 pro/max will be 3nm die
Since all the rumors said that 3nm will not ready until November-December, now this being an Spring 2023...its clear Apple wants SoC under 3nm die

 

[esco]

Was hoping for an updated Mac mini. Hopefully it's only a few more months!

 

[hoodlum90]

Seems that M2 pro/max will be 3nm die
Since all the rumors said that 3nm will not ready until November-December, now this being an Spring 2023...its clear Apple wants SoC under 3nm die

Nope. It will take a while to ramp up 3nm volume and Apple will be reserving it for the next iPhone. The next MacBook Air will be the first to get the M3.

 

[Enclavean]

Gurman with the tap-in

 

[Orange Bat]

I thought they released the M2 chip in the MacBook Air too soon. People who wanted the new chips immediately bought them and have no need to buy a new computer. These things should be on a 3 year upgrade cycle, enough time to create excitement for the next one.

 

[Kylo83]

To be honest I have stopped getting excited about new Apple releases so that’s fine I’ll save money. Look at series 8 and iPad Pro these updates are not fun anymore

 

[ralph_sws]

it was clear from july when tsmc problems with 3nm was known but macrumors was spreading rumors

 

[Orange Bat]

Guess that means I will try and pick up a MacBook Pro on sale and not wait for the M2.

I wasnt really excited about M2 anyway. I'm hoping the M3 will be a more significant upgrade with the rumored 3nm die.

You aren’t alone. Apple essentially said in their earnings call that they expect the M2 to not sell as well as the M1 because of lack of excitement for a new chip.

 

[Kazgarth]

That probably means there will be another delay for their VR headset.

It was supposed to launch in Q1 23. But with all that Macs pushbacks, seems it will be launch in Q2 or later.

 

[BeatCrazy]

I predicted this back in July. Just call me the 'new Gurman'

Also, tell Ross Young to stop making dumb predictions like there will be a new mini-LED external display in 2022. I had to call him out for that, too.

With Tim Cook running Apple, their product release cycle is so predictable. If anything, predicted products come a cycle 'late', rarely early.

I dunno if these fantastic predictions are for the clicks, or what. But let's use common sense fellas.

 

[jmh600cbr]

But we were told the transition would be done by YE22. Where is our Mac Pro?

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

Give us 2nd gen. AirPods Max and we’re cool! Perfect Christmas surprise!

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

If this means they’re ending the year on those dog **** iPads that sucks.

 

[4743913]

Apple ends 2022 with arguably their most useless device.. an iPad "Pro" 😆