Waiting for Skylake MBP thread

[abrooks14]

Gurman was pretty sure about no new hardware (he did not even mention a larger Macbook in the whole podcast) at WWDC. He says that they have to release four new OSs (Mac, iOS, watch and tv) and will apparently not shup up about Siri on the 13th as it's coming to Mac and is getting an upgrade for iOS.

There wasn't much about MBP in the whole 45 minutes, it's mentioned for less than a minute at 25:50 and then mentioned again near the end when asked what product he was most excited about for the rest of 2016. He wasn't specific about an event for MBP (end of the year) but implied that touch ID would integrate with the new OS so I guess definitely not before September.

He said also that the Air will be allowed to die, which is sad. If Apple had any confidence in the Macbook they would have put a decent screen on the Air by now but it seems they don't have the balls to do that.

As for Gurman he is going to Bloomberg News. They already have an Apple reporter so his brief will include the wider tech industry. He is particularly excited about Amazon.

 

[Mythos99]

I don't mind waiting another couple of months for new MBP, but the WWDC will be boring as hell. Siri, Siri, Siri... i personally don't use it on iPhone, and i wont be using it on MBP.

 

[Hellhammer]

MOD NOTE

Closed for cleanup (again)

EDIT: Open again. Please stay on the topic. If you claim to have insider information, you must be able to provide proof. Otherwise you must make it clear in your post that it's hearsay, street talk, speculation or whatever you want to call it.

 

[navaira]

He said also that the Air will be allowed to die, which is sad. If Apple had any confidence in the Macbook they would have put a decent screen on the Air by now but it seems they don't have the balls to do that.

I'm pretty sure Air is going to die indeed. If they put in a retina screen it's going to compete with the Pro. If they don't, it's going to sort of compete with rMB at lower price. Also the name makes no sense. Perhaps if they put in retina and renamed it to Macbook Plus...

Were I an Apple exec in charge of lineup, which I am not, I'd keep the 11" Air at $799 as entry point, drop the 13" and lower the price of the base rMB to $1099. (And update the Mac Pro a year and a half ago...)

 

[Rob_2811]

If Gurman is saying no hardware at WWDC, i'd be fairly certain that the event will purely focus on software updates. Can't remember an occasion where he's called something like that and been wrong. He had pretty much everything for the September event up on 9to5 in the week leading up to it. He actually made a point of mentioning on that podcast that he generally doesn't talk about things unless he's certain.

Presumably the new MBP's are going to be included in the iPhone event in September.

 

[The Catalyst]

If we don't see anything at WWD, I think I will just get the current model. Anyone in the same boat?

2 steps ahead of you. About two months ago I bought a BTO rMBP from a friend and couldn't be happier.

 

[croco_dile]

If Apple silently reduce the price, I may consider it.

I wouldn't. Its the worst time to buy the current MBP. It's like buying a new car when a major refresh is coming. The depreciation will be massive over the next 3 months. Apple is not behaving in a way that's worthy of your sacrifice - hard earned money.

If there is no hardware announcement at WWDC, Apple will be continuing with 6 out of their 7 Mac products with a 'don't buy' rating. How is this even allowed in a business? And on a personal level, do they not feel embarrassed? How can Apple stand up at the WWDC and face into a community mainly made up of Pros and developers)?

 

[sowa]

What if the big trackpad on the "leaked" images is compatible with the Apple Pencil?
The wouldn't go bigger without a reason...

 

[croco_dile]

What if the big trackpad on the "leaked" images is compatible with the Apple Pencil?
The wouldn't go bigger without a reason...

Its no bigger than the surface area of the Magic Trackpad 2.

 

[WRONG]

I wouldn't. Its the worst time to buy the current MBP. It like buying a new car when a major refresh is coming. The depreciation will be massive over the next 3 months. Apple is not behaving in the way that deserve your sacrifice - hard earned money.

I said I may consider it.
My choice depends on a lot of factors.
But I get your point, and I mostly agree with it.

If there is no hardware announcement at WWDC, Apple will be continuing with 6 out of their 7 Mac products with 'don't buy' rating. How is this even allowed? Do they not feel embarrassed? How can they stand up at the WWDC and face into a community mainly made up of Pros and developers)?

Feels bad, man
Maybe (big maybe) as some *sources* hinted, they will present a new 13" laptop, just as sweetener/sop.
Only time will tell us.
9 more days to go.

ot: when I saw the thread closed, I was seriously scared I wouldn't had again my daily dose of fun, rumors and chillin'.

 

[Seed101]

What if the big trackpad on the "leaked" images is compatible with the Apple Pencil?
The wouldn't go bigger without a reason...

It will IMO.

Apple been dissin' touchscreen's/stating IOS/Mac OS will never merge for awhile now whilst at the same time quietly bringing their Eco-system closer together and coming out with the iPad=future laptop replacement statements.

Ultimately for the vast majority of people some hybrid pad/laptop will be the future...sadly for the pro's amongst us we're in a messy transition period where we either jump ship or make do with the older apple gear until the next iteration...

 

[apolloa]

I don't know about no hardware announcement as I've seen a fair few reports claiming the Apple Watch 2 will be launched at WWDC. I would be very surprised if they chose to not launch anything at the event.

 

[cmChimera]

Welp, no new MBP for a little while. Oh well. More time to save money.

 

[Dutchdude99]

Welp, no new MBP for a little while. Oh well. More time to save money.

Lol I've been saving money since january, I'm more than ready to spend it.

 

[cmChimera]

Lol I've been saving money since january, I'm more than ready to spend it.

Lol just trying to stay positive!

 

[OT2000]

If we don't see anything at WWD, I think I will just get the current model. Anyone in the same boat?

Yep. May buy one today, then return it if an announcement comes.

 

[nicovh]

I am getting a new MBP off ebay.

Thanks for the good times guys, maybe I'll see you in a few months.

 

[Panos90]

So many pages.. can someone give us a brief of the latest news/rumors about WWDC and rMBP?

 

[PKBeam]

somebody leaked photos of the 2016 rMBP chassis.
there's your rumour.

 

[doctorwhofan98]

So many pages.. can someone give us a brief of the latest news/rumors about WWDC and rMBP?

Basically, no new hardware at WWDC. So the likely announcement/release date for the MBP is now the September event, at the same time as the new iPhone. We don't know anything about the actual devices that we didn't know before, but now it's essentially certain that we'll hear nothing at WWDC (because Gurman says so and he's extremely reliable).

 

[Rob_2811]

So many pages.. can someone give us a brief of the latest news/rumors about WWDC and rMBP?

Latest on WWDC is that is going to focus on software and there will probably be no new hardware, Mark Gurman, Rene Ritchie from iMore and 9to5 mac all reporting the same thing.

Macbook Pros coming at the "End" of the year according to Gurman.

 

[Panos90]

Well... **** this ****. I'm probably getting the 15" XPS then.

 

[dooyou]

So, no new hardware? What about new Watch bands then? How crazy would be that!

 

[hfletcher]

So, no new hardware? What about new Watch bands then? How crazy would be that!

Don't be silly, the Watch bands will be getting their own dedicated event.

 

[navaira]

Waiting for new Watch Bands thread is looking very popular today.