If you’re basically going to turn iPadOS (back) into MacOS+touch UI—or if everybody’s using a mouse and keyboard on a tablet computer, vs a mouse and keyboard on a desktop or laptop computer—what has been gained? You might as well just run MacOS on an iPad.
I don't know about "most". But there always will be certain professionals for whom the computer is a better device to work.
That decision process is pure speculation. Regardless, Apple's decisions are Apple's responsibilities.
When you put aside all the mythos that surrounds them, it turns out Macs are just PCs that run a proprietary OS. So yes, their "lofty prices" are not for the average user because the average user is not buying a badge but a tool to do a job.
It won’t be a problem if the price goes down as it ages. But that’s not the case. You still pay full price for the old hardware.
May be it’s 21% of 100 (=21) and 8% of 250 (=20)?
ok!
If you’ve spent any time in any large organization, that decision process is pretty much basic business 101. Find out what your suppliers can supply, then build according to those specifications. Apple’s decision was to go with Intel and Apple are absolutely responsible for that (in hindsight) bad decision.
Sorry guys for going too much off-topic, but could you (iBug2) please tell me which apps you use to do it?
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The only reason why i still use Mac computers is iOS development, in the past couple of years the MacBook Pro 13" used to have tons of problems with the keyboard and most important with the flat cable the so called "Flexgate" issue. Other than that the processors on the 13" are similar to those found on the 600$ laptops. I am from Europe and Apple products here are even more expensive. 8th gen cpu in 2020 and only 8GB ddr3 ? It has similar performance to my acer laptop from 2015 and sometimes my acer works better. The same screen same desing since 2016, other companies are offering similar features for less money.
Apple's Mac shipments are estimated to have been down over 20 percent in the first quarter of 2020, according to new data shared by Canalys this week. The shuttering of businesses and factories around the world has caused "severe delay in production and logistical issues", leading to a worldwide PC shipment fall of eight percent year on year.
Top vendor rankings remained stable, with Lenovo continuing to lead the PC market with 12.8 million units shipped. HP came second with 11.7 million units, followed by Dell with 10.5 million units.
Apple shipped an estimated four million Macs in the first quarter of 2019, dropping to 3.2 million in the first quarter of 2020, a decline of 21 percent. This is a greater year-over-year decline than seen by any of the other top five vendors, including Lenovo, HP, Dell, and Acer.
In spite of falling shipments, demand has soared in the first quarter of 2020, driven by remote working and learning requirements from strict lockdown measures across the world. Canalys predicts that vendors will report healthy profits over the coming weeks, with operating margin percentages reaching all-time highs.
Canalys also notes that "many other home technologies" have seen major growth amid the shift to working and learning from home. This includes headphones, webcams, printers, and monitors, as well as home-working software solutions for collaboration, virtual desktops, remote access, and security. Apple, however, does not produce products for many of these categories.
According to Canalys analyst Ishan Dutt, PC industry demand is unlikely to remain as strong as it was in the first quarter.Canalys data is based on supply chain analysis and consumer surveys. Apple no longer discloses ?iPhone?, iPad, and Mac sales, which means that analyst estimates cannot be confirmed by specific sales data.
Article Link: Mac Shipments Estimated to Be Down Over 20% While Demand Surges in Q1 2020
The decrease on Mac shipments is mostly due to USD exchange rate. Cheaper PCs also had a price increase, but they're affordable enough for new adopters of working at home.
Wow, few weeks ago my 2018 iPad 6th has started experiencing a similar uneven backlight issue as the MacBook on this photo:
www.theverge.com
As opposed to sticking with G5 chips? I don’t they had a choice back then.
Back then, Apple may not have had any alternative other than Intel. Even as recently as a few years ago, there may not have been a sensible/viable other option (as AMD’s mobile solutions were lacking). If Intel continues to be a bad decision and Apple continues to go with Intel, then it’s true that it’s Apple’s responsibility.
There's nothing to stop Apple from porting XCode to Windows or Linux
There's nothing to stop Apple from porting XCode to Windows or Linux
