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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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You do realize there has already been a MB update in Q3 this year? April was in Apple's fiscal Q3. Also that article is just mixing up things and doesn't make sense, all other articles, even on that website, say the MBP will be 4Q16... I don't see what this MB Q3 news has to do with somehow meaning the MBP won't come out till calendar Q4.
Supposedly Apple will introduce a 13" rMB alongside the current 12" rMB... Seems odd, though.
It's simply unclear. It could mean calendar or fiscal, and none of us know for sure.
I know for sure, that Ming-Chi Kuo is referring to fiscal, because he has never referred to calendar quarters unless he has specified "fall", "summer" etc... He is a securities analyst, and as someone who is invested in Apple and has followed Kuo through the years, I can tell you with certainty that he is indeed referring to fiscal quarters. Like I posted a few pages back, showing proof from past "rumors" from him, showing how he refers to Apple's fiscal quarters... all securities analysts follow a companies fiscal quarters, and not calendar (unless they are the same, which they are not in Apple's case).
I'm 100% sure that 4Q16 refers to June 26th - September 25th, and that the MBP's will not come out in October.
I believe you, and I'm also leaning towards the idea that he means the fiscal quarter. The only reason I can't say I'm sure about it, is that every article that I've seen about it has been all bummed out about it being later than expected. I assume they've been able to read the actual note, which I haven't.
What if it would "replace" the dock?
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I sincerely hope you are right...
I'm just wondering how many tech journalists are familiar with the idea of fiscal quarters though? 4Q16 seems something copied straight out of his report so who knows... But the OLED bar... Gut instinct is to hate it but who knows maybe Apple can perfect it....?
Yeah I'm not sure the tech reporters are familiar with it, which is why some are saying an announcement at WWDC will not happen.
100% he is referring to fiscal quarters. If you look at every other article with a direct quote from him, he uses fiscal quarters when referring to everthing unless he says "fall" or "late 2016"
100% he is referring to fiscal quarters. If you look at every other article with a direct quote from him, he uses fiscal quarters when referring to everthing unless he says "fall" or "late 2016"
I for one hope they do abandon the old ports. It will cost next to nothing to replace cables, and have a system which will be current for years to come.
Apple - this had better be good!
If it is delayed until calendar Q4 I blame Microsoft (like a true Mac fanboy). They seriously upped the ante last Autumn with Surface Book/Pro 4. This caught Apple off-guard and forced them back to the drawing board to develop a product so advanced it will trigger an alien species to make first contact.
Love the idea of the dock being moved to the OLED screen.
If it is delayed until calendar Q4 I blame Microsoft (like a true Mac fanboy). They seriously upped the ante last Autumn with Surface Book/Pro 4. This caught Apple off-guard and forced them back to the drawing board to develop a product so advanced it will trigger an alien species to make first contact.
Love the idea of the dock being moved to the OLED screen.
I like this philosophy, and I think we can apply it to more facets of life.
"Brad, did you eat all of my freshly baked cookies?!"
"No, you ignoramus! Microsoft did it!"
"But that..."
"MICROSOFT. DID. IT. They are to blame for everything bad in the world!!!!11!!!! This is why we can't have nice things!!!"
Seems like a brand new feature that's never been seen before. Digital signature you say?
Just so we're clear, this isn't new at all, and there are plenty of digital signatures.
Wow. That would be awesome! Being able to just tap the app you want to start, just like on your phone/tablet!
Are you talking about signatures with digital certificates? I understand he meant digital signatures by hand - with Apple pencil.
Why are you always so disdainful ? Do you think you are superior ?
@Serban
What he said. Digital signatures aren't really new..
I mean, to give you an example the military does it all the time. We use our IDs to digitally sign official documents.
Are you saying like as in write your name with the Apple pencil on the trackpad and that will be your official signature from thereon and keep using it? Not sure if I'm putting out the image in my mind to words correctly but something like this in a nutshell.
If you want your pen and paper signature to be digital it is really easy...
Just write it with a black pen on a white paper, hold it up to the camera and tell preview to import it.
now you have it digitally for when you need it...
There is no reason you should need an Apple Pencil and a fancy trackpad for that...
Just write it with a black pen on a white paper, hold it up to the camera and tell preview to import it.
now you have it digitally for when you need it...
There is no reason you should need an Apple Pencil and a fancy trackpad for that...
Well... not exactly... with Apple pencil you get information about motion, pressure, angle ... That is more important part of hand written signature than just group of pixels.
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