So I shouldn't be expecting to have a rMBP in my hands tomorrow? :-( I understand that no one can answer this question until tomorrow when they announce it.. but I just thought historically at least the base models have usually been available the same day they are announced? (Again I know just because it happens in the past doesn't mean it'll happen tomorrow..) I wasn't expecting more waiting after tomorrow!!!!! :-( I know y'all who are getting configurations would have to wait but I wasn't expecting the stock 13" ones too :-(
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So I shouldn't be expecting to have a rMBP in my hands tomorrow? :-( I understand that no one can answer this question until tomorrow when they announce it.. but I just thought historically at least the base models have usually been available the same day they are announced? (Again I know just because it happens in the past doesn't mean it'll happen tomorrow..) I wasn't expecting more waiting after tomorrow!!!!! :-( I know y'all who are getting configurations would have to wait but I wasn't expecting the stock 13" ones too :-(
Today is the big day. But maybe it was actually yesterday.
MS conference was entertaining, with software updates and hardware announcements. Yes, I do feel like MS became the new Apple. The fact that you are the outsider, the one that has less pressure on success and big hit, lets you step back and work quietly.
We talked about the revenue model of Apple. And some of us were surprised how low are the ipads and the macbooks. Well first of all, this was a revenue split, and not a number of sales. Knowing that in average the ipad is half the price of a macbook, it means that Apple sells 2 ipads for 1 macbook. But more importantly, the model of Apple is focused on services. That is what Apple Pay is about. Can you imagine, a world where Apple takes a margin in every single thing we buy? Yes, Apple is becoming a bank, it's becoming Mastercard, Visa, Paypal, all of them at the same time. They charge 30% on any kind of sales from the appstore, let's say this is normal. But they will get their 0.15% on the nike tee you purchase with apple pay, the frappuccino from starbucks, and your bigmac. This is huge. And if you look at the hardware updates of the last 2 years, Apple worked so hard in bringing the Apple Pay everywhere. The weirdest update to me, was the iphone SE. Apple realized they were still selling some iphones with no NFC, and they created this iphone for only 6 months (cause basically the iphone 5 would be gone after the iphone 6s would coexist with the 6).
This upcoming Macbook is the same thing. Apple certainly made many studies, and realized that we still buy our flight tickets on our laptop, our most expensive furniture, and maybe even our Tesla. So yeah, it's good to get the 0.15% out of that cappuccino, but what if they could get that same % out of more expensive things.
We will have nice videos about the performance, and how the macbook is important to apple. But truth is, they just want to push the fingerprint so that we use apple pay. In a few years, services will represent 30% of their revenue structure. With limited R&D, limited operating costs, and no hardware cost at all.
I guess we will see iMac next year with fingerprints or iris recognition.
Yesterday MS focused on creators. Most of the people loved it. Architects, Designers, are a very small portion of the buyers, but the truth is, we all want to be creators. And opposite to Create is Consumer. The truth is, we are both, consumers and creators. We consume when we read the forum, we create when we participate in the forum. But we want to be creators more than we want to be consumers. Apple is becoming pragmatic, and is pushing easiness in purchasing items, having your favourite websites stored in your cloud, and organizing stuff. MS, on their side, is trying new things.
I got a rmbp in 2013, gave it to my brother and then I got a 15 inch in Dec 2014. I dont need an update the same way some of you do. I will probably wait for Kabylake actually. But if today's macbook is not inspiring and clearly states that apple is going all the way into giving up the Pro section (no Mac pro update? no new monitor?), then I'll be rather waiting for the next Surface book next year...
MS conference was entertaining, with software updates and hardware announcements. Yes, I do feel like MS became the new Apple. The fact that you are the outsider, the one that has less pressure on success and big hit, lets you step back and work quietly.
We talked about the revenue model of Apple. And some of us were surprised how low are the ipads and the macbooks. Well first of all, this was a revenue split, and not a number of sales. Knowing that in average the ipad is half the price of a macbook, it means that Apple sells 2 ipads for 1 macbook. But more importantly, the model of Apple is focused on services. That is what Apple Pay is about. Can you imagine, a world where Apple takes a margin in every single thing we buy? Yes, Apple is becoming a bank, it's becoming Mastercard, Visa, Paypal, all of them at the same time. They charge 30% on any kind of sales from the appstore, let's say this is normal. But they will get their 0.15% on the nike tee you purchase with apple pay, the frappuccino from starbucks, and your bigmac. This is huge. And if you look at the hardware updates of the last 2 years, Apple worked so hard in bringing the Apple Pay everywhere. The weirdest update to me, was the iphone SE. Apple realized they were still selling some iphones with no NFC, and they created this iphone for only 6 months (cause basically the iphone 5 would be gone after the iphone 6s would coexist with the 6).
This upcoming Macbook is the same thing. Apple certainly made many studies, and realized that we still buy our flight tickets on our laptop, our most expensive furniture, and maybe even our Tesla. So yeah, it's good to get the 0.15% out of that cappuccino, but what if they could get that same % out of more expensive things.
We will have nice videos about the performance, and how the macbook is important to apple. But truth is, they just want to push the fingerprint so that we use apple pay. In a few years, services will represent 30% of their revenue structure. With limited R&D, limited operating costs, and no hardware cost at all.
I guess we will see iMac next year with fingerprints or iris recognition.
Yesterday MS focused on creators. Most of the people loved it. Architects, Designers, are a very small portion of the buyers, but the truth is, we all want to be creators. And opposite to Create is Consumer. The truth is, we are both, consumers and creators. We consume when we read the forum, we create when we participate in the forum. But we want to be creators more than we want to be consumers. Apple is becoming pragmatic, and is pushing easiness in purchasing items, having your favourite websites stored in your cloud, and organizing stuff. MS, on their side, is trying new things.
I got a rmbp in 2013, gave it to my brother and then I got a 15 inch in Dec 2014. I dont need an update the same way some of you do. I will probably wait for Kabylake actually. But if today's macbook is not inspiring and clearly states that apple is going all the way into giving up the Pro section (no Mac pro update? no new monitor?), then I'll be rather waiting for the next Surface book next year...
This is amazing. This is what Apple should be doing. Gotta hand it to MS!
I feel like maybe MS did it to mock Apple
Go to Apple retail tomorrow before the keynote and ask one of the BOH guys if they have any boxes they weren't supposed to open yet. There's your answer.
Wasn't this one confirmed to be 2 hours? Thought I read about it earlier in the thread somewhere.
The invites are always for two hours but they could be as short as one hour (March Event) or as long as two (September Event).
no way it's one hour. it's usually 2hours. 1 hour is dedicated to new stores, "how well we are doing" and (if we are lucky) new watch bands.
I honestly wouldn't bother. I'll actually be surprised if they make them available immediately.
It's a 2 hour block, but they've been known to not use the whole time on occaision. Also, that rumor today that there'll be some sort of TV show discovery Apple TV thing talked about onstage pulls further time from the MBP talk. I'd say 30-45 minutes of Mac talk... Unless, you know, they're going to blow our socks off with some imagination like MS pretty much achieved today.
Probably not, though. Different colors, touch ID, less ports.
It's not very useful. Apple is taking their time milking the whole interface thing rather than going all the way and doing a full touch macOS.
The Magic Toolbar isn't any more useful than adding an extra inch to the screen and having a dynamic "touch" row on screen.
I would have much rather Apple made the 14" and 16" Macbook Pros than having the Magic Toolbar.
Yep.
When the new watch bands (triggered) were announced I can't remember if the guy told me they had them but couldn't sell them.
This was the day of.Yep.
When the new watch bands (triggered) were announced I can't remember if the guy told me they had them but couldn't sell them.
Seems to be par for the course with them these days.
Look at the AirPods announced a month ago, release date a month later and now that isn't even happening. We don't know if they will do pre orders either.
I'm fully expecting ..
"prices are .... They will be available in November"
I live in a pretty safe city, but I can imagine places where people will just grab one of them from someone's ear and run away. Will be great for running tho, that's the most exciting product I've seen from Apple in the last 2 years.. which is a bit sad too..
Long time reader, first time poster. Thank you all for keeping me relatively sane while waiting a ridiculous amount of time for these stupid laptops. I half expect tomorrow to be a big apple music announcement and then lady gaga performs and it's over. Buuuut I'm pretty sure this is it. God rest this thread.
Yesss! The judge and Lawyers cancelled trial for tomorrow and Friday for my jury duty, so I can watch the keynote and pre-order!
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You know what they're up to tomorrow
what is the song title and artist??
anyone know? Siri doesn't recognize it
I know its willy wonka, but who is this singer?
I have 2 midterms tomorrow and won't be able to see the new MBP or this thread till Friday, and by then I'm afraid it'll be too late. Here's to the good people on here, the good times we've had, and hopefully some good MBPs!
Please apple gods.... lower the price of the 1 tb ssd
what is the song title and artist??
anyone know? Siri doesn't recognize it
I'm not sure who's singing it but the original song is called Pure Imagination. It's from the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie when they get to the room that has edible everything. To this day its one of my favorite movie scenes. Whoever is singing this new version is really good. Sounds like audio magic.
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