Yields on M3* on the transitional process node their on are terrible, likely why the ipads jumped to M4, so I would expect they’re limiting the usage of M3* socs as much as possible, M4 is on a cheaper, better yield, node at TSMC so jumping to that from M2 for lower volume products makes sense
Not their desktops??? The article notes that the iMac and Mac Mini will be updated this year. All of those models are desktops.
What "stupid move" is that? You said you called BS on the claim that Apple wasn't updating the Mac Pro and Mac Studio until mid-2025. If they update those top-end desktops this year, there will be no "stupid move".
It does bear a resemblance to the bad old days of John Sculley and the Performa lineup.
Not guaranteed, but dual-stack OLED MacBook are highly likely. IMO it's not so much a matter of if, but when. The previous predictions were 2026 for the MacBook Pros (not Airs).
)Not yearly, chiply. The thinking is the top of the line machine should always have the top of the line CPU. Instead Apple put the M4 into a tablet best used to watch videos, read e-books, and check on email. I admit to being puzzled by this decision as well.
He also repeatedly stated that the iPad Pro would get an M3 processor until he obviously found out that @Jamie I , through inciteful investigation, discovered it will have an M4 chip, well before anyone else.
No. That was MacRumors forum member @Jamie I who discovered that the iPad Pro would get M4 well before Gurman. Gurman was saying M3 right up until that point and then he conveniently changed his mind. Gurman gets no credit for that.
I think you mean MacBook Pro 💻 features headed over to iPad are not at all guaranteed.
That official launch is happening tomorrow, May 20th. MS is holding an event that day to kick off their Build conference and discuss their Windows / AI strategy. Qualcomm and other hardware partners will be there to show off products that will be released using Qualcomm's new processors.
Might want to pick another example. Tesla isn’t exactly what I would call “stable” right now.
There was a time after the trash can shipped where I helped some folks migrate their work from Apple systems. My thinking at the time was that if the trash can was not what they liked, it’s unlikely that Apple was going to ever make a system that they actually “liked” to use ever again. There was always the chance that Apple MIGHT have swung back in the other direction (and I would have had to help them migrate back), so I was very interested to see what the next Mac Pro looked like.
The only example I seem to remember was the 3rd gen Apple TV getting a price reduction from $99 to $69, when the HBONow service was announced (initially as an Apple TV exclusive, I might add).
They would sell more if they didn’t let them languish. This has been a constant problem with Apple’s pro machines and that (along with software issues like the Final Cut X disaster) has lost them a lot of customers
AppleTrack doesn’t do it anymore, apparently, not since June 26, 2022.There are several websites that do. AppleTrack is one of them. Based on their analysis Guraman is correct 86.5% of the time:
Mark Gurman: 86.5% accurate - AppleTrack
Since Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman began his career reporting on Apple rumors as a teenager at 9to5Mac, he has leaked countless products and even more features: he’s now widely regarded as one of the greatest Apple leakers of all-time. Rumor list 2022 ⏳ iOS 16 public beta releasing alongside beta 3 ⏳...appletrack.com
