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No Retina MacBook Air Introduction Planned for Apple's October 16 Media Event
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I still think all this talk of a new, thin MacBook Air and the 12" iPad Pro are talking about the same device - maybe they'll kill off both the current Airs, and replace them with a magical new, ultra-thin, touchscreen device. But I hope it doesn't run iOS, or maybe only when the screen is folded back under the super-thin keyboard...
A not so great product cycle this appears to be thus far. That's a shame. I'm always skeptical when people make claims like "this is the best blah blah blah....". It almost never pans out. You can't set expectations so high and then don't deliver.
Perhaps the refresh was big, however it doesn't sway my opinion, nor do I agree with it being the biggest refresh in Apple's history.
Adding a retina display to the MBA would make it the greatest product pipeline? And what if we're not getting it now because of Broadwell delays?
I agree a decent 1920 x 1080 screen and Iris pro GPU would suit me more than a retina screen would
Especially if in bootcamp. Windows UI scaling still sucks
Hate to break it to ya, but they only tell you that to keep you interested in their brand. They don't say it because it's true.
Apple's right on track for yet another lackluster year of product introductions. Same old spec bumps and ugly designs from Jony Ive. They do this every year: Wait till Fall when nearly every product is in dire need of an upgrade, then proceed to upgrade about a quarter of their products and leave the rest to rot.
I am curious though... Did Apple make those "best pipeline in 25 years" comments before or after the Broadwell delay?
"the best product pipeline that I've seen in my 25 years at Apple." - Eddy Cue
"Still waiting Eddy..." - Me
"Still waiting Eddy..." - Me
This is apple managing expectations.
Should be a good event though, can't wait for the official release of Yosemite and iOS 8.1.
The new iMacs should be cool too, although I will likely wait until Skylake until I upgrade my current model.
The only good news with all these delays is that it'll force Apple to actually release products in the 1st half of the year. I HATED the "all fall" release schedule cook has set up. It's part of Apple imagine problem.
Should be a good event though, can't wait for the official release of Yosemite and iOS 8.1.
The new iMacs should be cool too, although I will likely wait until Skylake until I upgrade my current model.
The only good news with all these delays is that it'll force Apple to actually release products in the 1st half of the year. I HATED the "all fall" release schedule cook has set up. It's part of Apple imagine problem.
That's just not what Apple does, though. Don't look for a new version just to bump specs because Apple doesn't sell their hardware based on specs. Apple sells an experience, not a hardware spec. Not saying whether this is right or wrong, just saying.
Ugh, people need to stop saying this. There have been two distinct rumors. A Larger iPad with a 12.9 inch screen and a redesigned retina MBA with a 11.88 inch screen. Why in the world do people think the people being fed rumors are all idiots and it's the same device? And besides, Apple isn't releasing a touch screen hybrid device any year soon.
Hate to break it to ya, but they only tell you that to keep you interested in their brand. They don't say it because it's true.
Apple's right on track for yet another lackluster year of product introductions. Same old spec bumps and ugly designs from Jony Ive. They do this every year: Wait till Fall when nearly every product is in dire need of an upgrade, then proceed to upgrade about a quarter of their products and leave the rest to rot.
I am curious though... Did Apple make those "best pipeline in 25 years" comments before or after the Broadwell delay?
Congrats on having worse taste than everyone else. Because Ives ugly designs is whats given Apple growing success the last decade.
I would imagine the Macbook Air is Apple's best-selling computer.
So the answer to your question could be "most of Apple's computer buyers"
To be fair to Microsoft, I think the latest Surface is a pretty decent device. But that said, I don't want Apple to copy it.
I'm thinking a device a bit like the current MacBook Airs, but with a razor-thin keyboard, still sitting in a machined aluminium casing: pretty thin all the way across, like the edge of the current Airs but without the bulge. It's a full-on Apple laptop running OSX but somehow switchable to iOS.
And that's why I'm not a product designer! But it still doesn't feel right that there's talk of 12" iPads and 12" MacBook Airs at the same time - could be a third device that's using 12" screens and the rumours we're hearing are due to the size of the screens being prototyped/manufactured. Just speculating!