precisely ...and ultimately NO. Because what does matter is can you start a fire without a lighter or match ... do you have enough water stored ... batteries and a AM-FM or two-way radio. Great question as so many walk about with faces down glowing.
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precisely ...and ultimately NO. Because what does matter is can you start a fire without a lighter or match ... do you have enough water stored ... batteries and a AM-FM or two-way radio. Great question as so many walk about with faces down glowing.
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I think not as in not funny ... if he hasn't redesigned it - it's not visionary or relevant - a self-grandizing effort that has caused some persistent pain. The Mini is a vestige of the Jobs era and should he put his spin on it we loose - should he redesign the MacPro we may see some mileage in that if it's presented as a flagship desktop. I think his whole outlook is based on mobility and obsolescence of anything that gets in his way.
I truly believe Jobs wanted what was best for the user in his view - Johnny, well .. I truly believe he wants what's best for his agenda.
I think not as in not funny ... if he hasn't redesigned it - it's not visionary or relevant - a self-grandizing effort that has caused some persistent pain. The Mini is a vestige of the Jobs era and should he put his spin on it we loose - should he redesign the MacPro we may see some mileage in that if it's presented as a flagship desktop. I think his whole outlook is based on mobility and obsolescence of anything that gets in his way.
I truly believe Jobs wanted what was best for the user in his view - Johnny, well .. I truly believe he wants what's best for his agenda.
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Apples macOS QC has gone to hell.
https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/?mbid=social_twitter
https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/?mbid=social_twitter
I don't know but I'm about to get a 4k media pc if a 4k mac mini doesn't come out soon.
Apple made a commitment to push out an iMac Pro by the December of this year. It's now December and the Apple website has a field to enter you email address for a notification when it will be released (on or before December 31 at 11:59:59 PM).
In contrast, Mac Pro is committed to have a release date sometime farther out (maybe 2018) and the mac Mini is... no commitment whatsoever.
If they will be continuing on with this Mac Mini product, why not make a commitment to have something by end of 2018?
In contrast, Mac Pro is committed to have a release date sometime farther out (maybe 2018) and the mac Mini is... no commitment whatsoever.
If they will be continuing on with this Mac Mini product, why not make a commitment to have something by end of 2018?
What an appalling state of affairs the entire Mac lineup is in.
We have portables requiring dongles for everything with zero-travel keyboards that have questionable durability.
The Mac Pro hasn't been updated in four years and it's mythical successor is nowhere to be seen – no indication of form factor, specs or release timeframe.
The iMac Pro is, as mentioned above, still vaporware at this point. Notice the website says "Available December", not "Shipping December". Hell, we are in December and it can't even be pre-ordered. Even if you want one, it'll start at $5000 for a space grey version of an old enclosure, with all the possible thermal challenges that may bring.
As for the Mac mini – nothing. No indication of a refresh, no word on even a spec bump. Soldered, crippled in its current form with four-generation-old processors and 5400 rpm spinners.
Vague statements about it possibly maybe existing in the future are meaningless. Actions speak louder than words and these are the same people who talked about "the best pipeline ever" numerous times, remember.
All of this and we've had one of the worst security screw-ups in OS history plus a fix that brings new problems.
There has to be a point where you wonder why it's worth persisting with this platform at these ridiculous prices. Apple clearly doesn't give a damn about the Mac – it begrudgingly exists as a legacy platform while the company transitions across all hardware to the thing that increasingly makes them almost a $1 trillion company – iOS.
This, people, is the state of the Mac in late 2017. What an absolute disgrace.
We have portables requiring dongles for everything with zero-travel keyboards that have questionable durability.
The Mac Pro hasn't been updated in four years and it's mythical successor is nowhere to be seen – no indication of form factor, specs or release timeframe.
The iMac Pro is, as mentioned above, still vaporware at this point. Notice the website says "Available December", not "Shipping December". Hell, we are in December and it can't even be pre-ordered. Even if you want one, it'll start at $5000 for a space grey version of an old enclosure, with all the possible thermal challenges that may bring.
As for the Mac mini – nothing. No indication of a refresh, no word on even a spec bump. Soldered, crippled in its current form with four-generation-old processors and 5400 rpm spinners.
Vague statements about it possibly maybe existing in the future are meaningless. Actions speak louder than words and these are the same people who talked about "the best pipeline ever" numerous times, remember.
All of this and we've had one of the worst security screw-ups in OS history plus a fix that brings new problems.
There has to be a point where you wonder why it's worth persisting with this platform at these ridiculous prices. Apple clearly doesn't give a damn about the Mac – it begrudgingly exists as a legacy platform while the company transitions across all hardware to the thing that increasingly makes them almost a $1 trillion company – iOS.
This, people, is the state of the Mac in late 2017. What an absolute disgrace.
Macs and OS X has been in a shambles since Tim and Jony took control. Not likely to improve anytime soon.
And even worse, High Sierra doesn't run on the fusion drives Apple is still selling!
You said a mouthful! And spot on as far as I am concerned. No one has had the balls to tell the emperor he has no clothes in a long while.
It is a good thing that we all know there is one thing that balances out all the negatives you mentioned. Yup. You guessed it. WATCH BANDS! With all the new and exciting watch bands coming online, we really have nothing to worry about. See my sig
Nope - it's the exciting new emojis (insert dead-cat and steaming-pile emojis here).It is a good thing that we all know there is one thing that balances out all the negatives you mentioned. Yup. You guessed it. WATCH BANDS! With all the new and exciting watch bands coming online, we really have nothing to worry about. See my sig
Sir, you are right! I forgot. First trillion dollar company and they offer us a steaming pile emoji. Does anyone else see the insanity here?
That's what I've been thinking. I've been advising people to hold off.
Put HS (10.13.1) on my 2012 Macbook Air and fell back to Sierra about a week later. Odd behaviors and freezes. Definitely on hold until whatever follows HS. Seems like being 1-2 major versions behind the bleeding edge is the new safely up-to-date as far as macOS is concerned.
Running HS on a 2012 Mac Mini i5, w/ 16 GB and a 500 GB SSD (APFS). I have no issues whatsoever.
Last I heard there are no issues with fusion drives as mechanical drives are not supported yet. Not saying it doesn't suck they are not supported yet for those who have them.
Long been my policy to run a version or two behind. Not always an option for everybody, but if you don't need the latest, then wait a bit, and let the geeks play with the latest version and find the bugs.