No reason to be annoyed, these will all be stopgap products until the M3 refresh comes.
They just can't afford to neglect the Mac line for so long, so the new form factors are coming.
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Gurman: 'Several New Macs' to Be Announced in 'One of Apple's Longest Ever' WWDC Keynotes Next Week
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No reason to be annoyed, these will all be stopgap products until the M3 refresh comes.
They just can't afford to neglect the Mac line for so long, so the new form factors are coming.
at this point in time. Mark is the GOAT, he is always accurate
Only KUO said that the headset is delayed by 2 months till August and he changed his mind after following Mark G
Well, I think I would still wait for the M3 version, but sure I would have to refrain myself from buying one on the launch day.
My order of excitement:
M3 MBA
M3 Max Studio
Virtual reality thingy
Mac Pro
Larger iMac
Anything else
If they hit 3 out of those, I will be satisfied. The higher on the list, the more happy I will be. And yes, before you quote me, I don't expect the first two things to happen at all.
M3 MBA
M3 Max Studio
Virtual reality thingy
Mac Pro
Larger iMac
Anything else
If they hit 3 out of those, I will be satisfied. The higher on the list, the more happy I will be. And yes, before you quote me, I don't expect the first two things to happen at all.
There's no reason to rush to release a new processor and Macs every year.
It hurts the value of the Mac. Years ago, Macs were holding their value for a longer time than they do now.
To your point, a 15-inch version of the current MBA seems unworthy of a formal presentation, hopefully there's more to it.
We need another Snow Leopard type of release (even though I faced a nasty bug with that version at release). macOS and iOS are far too buggy. We need a bug fix release so I hope they are “lackluster “
Gurman has the easiest job in the world, making money just from making random speculation.
Apple's pathetically short software support windows (ie. 5 years or less then no more OS updates, even though a 5 year old computer is still perfectly usable for the vast majority of people) are what hurts their value the most, not the frequency of hardware releases.
Most of the time when Gurman is talking he doesn't have a source. Nobody is dribbling stuff so can have a weekly newsletter. Lots of "I think ,..." , " Apple should do blah " , ... as opposed to "sources say x , y and z".
The spin is that he has been reading Apple tea leaves so long that he is more accurate than most. That is getting a bit questionable. If he didn't have the 'Bloomberg' air cover I suspect fewer folks would be hanging on his word so closely.
Pretty good chance this "Multiple Macs" stuff is him regurgitating his " multiple Macs went to refurbish" ... which is weak. After stuff has been on sale for over a year the number of open box returns , exchanges , fixed by abanded repairs , and abandon lease stuff starts to pile up . You don't wait until the next model ships ... you start getting rid of inventory. iPhones are a bad metric because the 'new model' comes on a fixed in stone date.
I think once very periodically he gets some 'directed leak' that is meant to curb speculation that has gone so far out in the weeds that it 'harms' Apple's objectives. Those are pretty high up.
The rest doesn't a dabs and it doesn't have to be high up.
P.S. "went to refurbish" wasn't the right one. It is trade-ins. Which similarly can't be deferred for too long.
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and the double down is on the vague
" and will instead be powered by processors "in line with" the M2 chip"
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Some clock bump M2? Or some undo of kneecapping the SSD capacity/bandwidth?
[ Slide the MBA 15" in with new cohorts which as also on 'M2 baseline design' SoCs. Why want to make that a big deal at WWDC is a call wouldn't do. But perhaps reality distortion field will be on full blast. ]
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I think Mac Studio with M2 Max/Ultra is more likely than Mac Pro, but I could be surprised. Then there will be the 15” Air. Two can’t be “several”, but maybe that refers to multiple configurations. Unless there will be a new Mac Studio and Mac Pro. Otherwise every other Mac is already on M2 (well except the iMac, but wait until now to update it to M2?)
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And yet, years ago we would have updates 2 a year sometimes. So your point is not related
Actually, Gurman was the first person to report that Apple was planning to glue 2 M1 Max dies together for a new Mac. This chip turned out to be the M1 Ultra. Also, there were plenty of rumors for the Mac Studio, including some from Gurman.
No need to cross them, with the capacity issues of 3nm and M3/A17 ramp delays they probably are gonna just debut with a M2 Ultra and then late 24 do a M3 refresh if even they might push the ultra into Spring 25. WWDC is historically when the Mac Pros have debuted and it goes hand in hand with VR/AR development.
I hope any season 4 uses more of the same directors/writers as the first 2 seasons! Season 3 is kinda...jokey hokey. For a hokey (but enjoyable) series to be called kinda hokey should be saying something!
I’ll get the recap on MacRumors or other source. Keynotes, almost regardless of products mentioned, have for me gotten to be too much of Tim explaining how excited he is to be offering these products, and albeit stunning views of the big donut. Maybe it’ll change given that Cook’s earnings went from $274,000/day down to a paltry $136,000/day but hey, there’s Walmart even if it doesn’t accept ApplePay.
At least 3 of us. Me, @Greenmeenie, and Timmy. Not the best but far from the worst show.Seriously, is there anyone who likes this show? Beside you and Tim Cook? And also The Morning Show? I had to turn it off after the first 30 secondsutter rubbish.