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Report: Apple to Launch These New Products in 2026

In iOS 27, can the "require faceID area" get it's own separate partition + separate file storage to better compete with pixel private space and samsung secure folder etc.

Apple markets ios privacy / security well. For example, the safari bird camera commercial aka "flock" (
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as well as their faceID commercials (
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and this could be another way to go with that ethos.
 
chmania said:
Sure, we love to think that way, just to feel better. ;)
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No, it's reality. Japan and South Korea started out this way too. It's the long-term model of development they have followed for centuries, first with Chinese culture in the Middle Ages, and then with Western industry in the modern age. Nowadays the recipe is as follows:
  1. Observe and learn from the world's best.
  2. Copy them. At first, you won't match their quality but will sell thanks to lower prices and shut them out of the lower-end market.
  3. Progressively climb the quality ladder and incrementally conquer those market segments. At some point in the future you will match their level and, since your operating costs will have risen, you'll have to start innovating yourself to keep a competitive edge. You can also take advantage of your own cultural traits (for example, Japanese perfectionism striving for zero-defect production).
  4. Surpass them and try to compete even in the luxury segment.
At this point, Japan has reached stage 4, South Korea is between 3 and 4, and China between 2 and 3.
 
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Hopefully a promotion display on the iPad Air. I have a feeling that would cannibalize iPad pro sales though.
 
EugW said:
Nah that would be the MacBook Air with A series chip.
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MacBook Air has M-series chip. The one you’re talking about is the low cost standard MacBook with A19 Pro chip which might release in 2026. Just like standard iPhone 17 or standard iPad.
 
Not sure whether the smart glasses will be coming next year. Would like to see an Apple branded security camera. It will integrate well with the Home app and will come with the full privacy controls that Apple is known for. Also looking forward to seeing the redesigned MacBook Pro, with OLED and touchscreen. Hoping that the M5 Pro or the redesigned version to have cellular capability.
 
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Jeeve Stubbs said:
No, it's reality. Japan and South Korea started out this way too. It's the long-term model of development they have followed for centuries, first with Chinese culture in the Middle Ages, and then with Western industry in the modern age. Nowadays the recipe is as follows:
  1. Observe and learn from the world's best.
  2. Copy them. At first, you won't match their quality but will sell thanks to lower prices and shut them out of the lower-end market.
  3. Progressively climb the quality ladder and incrementally conquer those market segments. At some point in the future you will match their level and, since your operating costs will have risen, you'll have to start innovating yourself to keep a competitive edge. You can also take advantage of your own cultural traits (for example, Japanese perfectionism striving for zero-defect production).
  4. Surpass them and try to compete even in the luxury segment.
At this point, Japan has reached stage 4, South Korea is between 3 and 4, and China between 2 and 3.
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Sure, we also find reasons for that, just to feel better. ;)
We are now stuck in a game of catching up. We continue to rely on outdated operating systems, adding a few features and some eye candy here and there. Even if we design a new chip, it still has to be manufactured in Asia. Meanwhile, we impose sanctions on them, prompting them to create their own chips, kernels, and operating systems. Yet, we cling to reasons to feel better, reminiscing about when we were at the peak of technological innovation.

The word "copy" is often used, but to truly copy, one needs to be clever. Take a look at how many Asians lead major U.S. tech companies and the percentage of Asians working there to sustain these technological "giants."
 
chmania said:
Sure, we also find reasons for that, just to feel better. ;)
We are now stuck in a game of catching up. We continue to rely on outdated operating systems, adding a few features and some eye candy here and there. Even if we design a new chip, it still has to be manufactured in Asia. Meanwhile, we impose sanctions on them, prompting them to create their own chips, kernels, and operating systems. Yet, we cling to reasons to feel better, reminiscing about when we were at the peak of technological innovation.

The word "copy" is often used, but to truly copy, one needs to be clever. Take a look at how many Asians lead major U.S. tech companies and the percentage of Asians working there to sustain these technological "giants."
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No, you don't need to be particularly clever to copy someone else, whether in a school exam or in the industry. Samsung copying the AirPods Pro or AppleCare+, the Chinese copying the Vision Pro, Tesla cars, Spanish pata negra, French champagne, Western music, ideologies, institutions, clothing, you name it… maybe that's enough to impress you, but it doesn't impress me. The day they come up with something totally new that revolutionizes the industry and the world, and not just a pale copy or cheaper version or mere improvement of what the West has already invented, then I'll be impressed, my friend.
 
Jeeve Stubbs said:
No, you don't need to be particularly clever to copy someone else,
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Oh, you really have to be clever—maybe even more than clever!

For instance, imagine designing a new kernel and operating system, then creating a chip specifically for that kernel and operating system. There are already some new chips and operating systems that aren't based on those old western OS designs. We could say they're imitating, which might make us feel a bit better. :)
 
chmania said:
Oh, you really have to be clever—maybe even more than clever!

For instance, imagine designing a new kernel and operating system, then creating a chip specifically for that kernel and operating system. There are already some new chips and operating systems that aren't based on those old western OS designs. We could say they're imitating, which might make us feel a bit better. :)
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As I said, this is just trying to improve an existing Western technology (computer hardware and software).
See? You're trying hard but just can't come up with something they've invented themselves in modern industry: something that has no Western origins. They might get there in the future, and I hope they do, but for now they're still at the copy/improve stage of their development. That's it, that's all.
 
Jeeve Stubbs said:
You're trying hard but just can't come up with something they've invented themselves in modern industry: something that has no Western origins.
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Sure, that's the issue—when we blind ourselves by focusing on, "Oh, copied our technology." And those years of indoctrination don't exactly make things any easier, do they?
 
What is mean by “early portion of the year”? Who doesn’t know MacBook Pro with M5 Pro/Max will be released around January to March of 2026?
 
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I mean except for the obvious stuff I don't know that I believe any of this. I think they've been slow with the m5 so unless it's a problem process like the first 3nm was, I think they are more likely to skip an iPhone chip generation and we may not see m6 until 2027. None of the things that use the m-series chips typically have annual refreshes so I feel if they don't skip a chip generation after the m5 they'll hurt themselves.
 
We might have to wait for Huawei and Xiaomi to release their own chips, operating systems, and new kernels before expecting something new from Apple. New laptops with a fresh OS is just around the corner. With Huawei aiming to capture 33% of the global mobile device market, planning for new products feels daunting, especially with Apple and Android relying on their very much older, well-researched (broken-into) by others operating systems.
 
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