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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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YEEEEAAAH!100% no 2 in 1 lenovo style
<3iPhone 7 looks like a minimal upgrade this year, iPad Pro has had a smaller version..........something needs to be a proper upgrade this year. The MacBook can't be alone in its development.....
Photoshop users would love it. Don't need touch but the pen like on the Surface Pro would be great. Need the 15.5" screen or larger though
Hi, some thoughts...
1. I didn't see where you said drawing on a screen 'sitting upright n front of you'...and I can't find the quote now!?!?
..as I said, if you could fold the screen back like the Surfacebook, the pen makes perfect sense...it would be great for me!
2. I never said, let's say 're-sizing' an image in Photoshop is more "time-saving" or "convenient'...it might be nice in conjunction with a pen...again, people seem more than happy with this concept on tablets and phones.
3. Yes, they want to sell you a rMBP and iPad Pro...However the iPad Pro doesn't run OSX..which is why, so far, I've held off from buying one. A hybrid rMBP would be ideal for me personally and worth other 'compromises' in battery life ( if that were, indeed the case)...mostly I'm working plugged in anyhow..
4. We're all stating personal opinions.
In terms of computing, something is 'professional' if you earn money from it...I've been rocking a 2010 17" laptop..not particularly 'efficient' and a bit 'stressful' at times in comparison to modern laptops...but it gets the job done.
Still, your arguments for not having a touch screen option don't carry much weight when broken down...how would having one make you 'less effective, efficient' and 'stressed'?
It wouldn't.
But it would be a feature I don't use but pay fore, it would lower battery life.
Don't get me wrong, I just don't like having things I dont need.
AND... the screen of a laptop usually sits upright in front of you.
yes they make this way because Apple is ready for a more radical thinking iphone in 2017 and not 2018 when typical apple will redesign the next iphone. so its a small price to pay
[doublepost=1463000883][/doublepost]the future is for mobile ios, not even android that will be replaced by the Microsoft os.
Very few companies in 10 years from now will make professional apps for desktop OS
I hear some nice things about iOS 10 and macos...i dont know if everything will be on these one or they will split them between ios10-11 etc
It wouldn't.
But it would be a feature I don't use but pay fore, it would lower battery life.
Don't get me wrong, I just don't like having things I dont need.
AND... the screen of a laptop usually sits upright in front of you.
..nowt wrong with a bit of innovation now and again...
I've seen sci-fi dystopias more cheerful than the future you're painting
In ten years I'll be sitting here with my Mac cursing the damn kids and their damn iOS-doohickeys.
EU prices always include VAT.
i'm not familiar with the VAT taxation in the US, but i know many who bought macs while travelling/on holidays in the US, because you can save a lot of money, though that's not strictly legal.
(you also end up with a different keyboard layout, and 'over-mapping' doesn't always work neatly, depending on what you're trying to do)
No kidding. While I still think it's absurd to consider no laptop ugrades from Apple next month, if june does come and go with no announcements then I think we can fairly say that the wheels have completely come off of Tim Cooks 'profit machine'.
In a way that's a good thing.
Can you imagine what would happen to this thread, that has managed to reach 459 pages without any documented rumors, if we actually got hold of such a thing?
It would literally make the Internet assplode.
Goodness gracious this post literally just made me burst out laughing right in the middle of the damn library.
This thread is just hilarious.
This kind of logic assumes processors will continue to advance at the same rate they did when Moore's law held true. I don't see that happening for a few reasons.
1) Physics: this one is self-explanatory. One need only read up on the challenges of smaller and smaller processor architectures to see that, unless some new model of computing is invented, processor gains are about to hit a brick wall.
2) Economics: this is a bit trickier to explain. The rapid growth of technology in the past 30-40 years has been funded largely by consumer-level purchases. But the average consumers don't even need advanced processors now, since all they really need is something to watch Netflix on, browse the Internet and add filters to their pictures. The processors in phones are all they need, and all they wil ever need. With the average consumer taken out of the upgrade loop, you should expect to see all computing devices take a nose-dive in sales. Funding for research will decrease. This, in combination with the above physical limitations, will mean a much slower upgrade cycle than we're used to.
I don't expect the iPhone of 2026 to be more capable compared to 2016 models than the 2016 phones are to 2013 models. For consumers this will be fine, but professional and advanced consumers will need machines capable of handling more intensive tasks. Those devices will have to be larger form factor and have software to match, so I expect desktop/laptop models to persist.
Thank goodness E3 is the same week. Already took the day off. Planning on having WWDC on the AppleTV, with E3 off to the side. If Timmy disappoints, at least the gamer side of me will have interesting news. Right?
Well that really depends on what the company is willing to invest its R&D into. If they keep advancing the growth of their A-class processors with the pursuit to make their iPad the "Super. Computer.", then why not? Is their iOS system ready? Absolutely no. I've been using my 12.9" iPad Pro as my primary computer for awhile, and yes, it is functional, sure. But there are far too many limitations that come up almost everyday. It does not substitute a laptop for me.
It's ironic that Apple was calling Microsoft confused with its Surface line-up, and yet now they want to push a gimped experience as something that can fill your computing needs. Using a Smart Keyboard right now, I am confused at the direction that Apple is heading because right now it seems we are downgrading if we resort to using a TABLET as a computer replacement.
It's not there yet. iOS needs to be burned to the ground and they need a different OS if they want to pull this off because in its current iteration, no.
I haven't been to E3 for a while. I wish tickets were cheaper.Thank goodness E3 is the same week. Already took the day off. Planning on having WWDC on the AppleTV, with E3 off to the side. If Timmy disappoints, at least the gamer side of me will have interesting news. Right?
This is a very interesting point and it's one that I was thinking of. Tim Cook has never seemed to be particularly in touch with Apple's consumers, so what if he looks at this extreme YOY dip in sales and completely comes to the wrong conclusion?
"Oh wow, MacBook Pro sales are way down. Consumers really don't want notebooks anymore! The iPad Pro was an absolutely fantastic decision. I really am a visionary. TEEHEE!"
OR
"MacBook Pro sales are really in the slump and it's not resonating with consumers anymore. Oh well, I guess I'll divert all of that R&D cash and resources from the Mac to the iPad and iPhone."
Lots of people in the news thread were happy about this news because they figured it will "send a message to Apple". It's definitely going to send a message to Apple, alright, but there's a great chance that the message that Apple sees will NOT be the message that most everyone on this forum knows to be true. The real message, of course, being that we want a better MacBook Pro with cutting edge tech at all times, so consumers don't have to feel like they being taken advantage of. That we want them to get off their asses and actually show that they are devoted to the Mac. That we want a computer that we can open the case of without voiding the warranty (tamper-proof screws in the 2016 MacBook). That we want to be able to upgrade things, because our over $2000 computers should not be disposable (aren't they supposed to LOVE the environment). That we don't care all that much about a hypothetical car that no one will be able to afford anyways.
But, honestly, what's the chance of that?
Now, can someone pass the glue and solder? My early 2011 MacBook Pro needs modernizing...
As time goes on, it's gotten to the point now that if Apple releases updated MBP's that look exactly the same, does it even matter? It's gotta be a redesign, and it's got to look freakin' awesome.
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