It's not exactly a new device. It's a strip of buttons. It doesn't need an SDK. Maybe 2-3 API calls. I bet any developer will finish their implementation in one day.
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It's not exactly a new device. It's a strip of buttons. It doesn't need an SDK. Maybe 2-3 API calls. I bet any developer will finish their implementation in one day.
Actually, the Macbook Pro originates from October 2008 doesn't it? and the retina just chopped a section out of the middle to make it thinner which isn't quite what i'd call a redesign..
The Mac is already a semi-closed system. You cannot install unsigned apps or drivers from without explicitly disabling security features in the OS. If Apple removes that little button, it's a fully closed system.
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I'd call it a redesign if you remove stuff like super drive, add ports, replace the display with a retina one, etc.
I'd call it a redesign if you remove stuff like super drive, add ports, replace the display with a retina one, etc.
Would you class Android as a semi closed system too then? It is the exact same as OSX, it has a security feature that blocks you from installing none Google authorised apps, which you can turn off if you choose to.
Adding a type of firewall doesn't make it a closed system in anyway, especially when it can be 100% disabled. Additionally signed apps are just apps that have been proven to come from legit devs. It has nothing to do with what the app can and can't do.
I definitely see it as a step on the way to make the Mac a closed platform together with proper revamp and relaunch of the Mac app store. The feature to disable the security features is just a transition measure to allow devs time to adjust.
For drivers, the concept and functionality has to be approved by Apple before you are granted the appropriate certificate. In that sense, Apple is already controlling what apps can and cannot do to some extent.
you can open unsigned apps with a right click.
Apple probably doesn't want you installing shifty stuff unless you fully realise the risk.
Apple probably doesn't want you installing shifty stuff unless you fully realise the risk.
I'd call that a hardware update, not a visual redesign..
Mathematica
Sibelius
Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Matlab
Finale
Photoshop
Lightroom
InDesign
Illustrator
Acrobat
A redesign is more than just the outside of the computer.
That would be shooting themselves in the foot. Large scale apps such as Excel make extensive use of the function keys.
I get your point, but you have to consider that changing the hardware means a complete revolution of all the design.
Design is far more than meets the eyes.
I believe rMBP is shaped like the non-retina for a precise esthetic choice.
I've been thinking about that oled bar and more I think about it I start to diss the entire idea. For pro market there is no reason to offer this gadget. It should be all about performance and portability, not about fashion. Touch ID is ok idea, but oled bar is not. Shortcuts and Fs are more important for pro market than additional display with gimmick options.
Why can't they come up with refreshed MBP with up to date tech and i/o? I honestly don't need too much of a bliss with pro laptop.
Why can't they come up with refreshed MBP with up to date tech and i/o? I honestly don't need too much of a bliss with pro laptop.
I don't have my Mac next to me now, so I can't be more precise, but I can tell you that a lot of apps that Apple don't want me to install are neither risky or crappy.
I don't understand why Apple would waste resources making a slightly larger version of the MB. They're proud of the single port. They're proud of that 2lbs. The price of the 12" is already equal to a 13" MBP at $1299. Sadly once the MBP adopts the design of the MB, I'm sure the price of the MBP will go up but hopefully not by much.
How much would they charge for this 13" MB? If it'll come with an additional port or a better camera and is $1399, why would anyone buy the 12" version? If it's $1499, we're in clear MBP territory. But the MBP is heavier and thicker and less portable you say? Well, not for long.
Nothing about that makes sense. We're in the longest wait period in history for the MBP and they're going to throw ANOTHER MB at us? In the words of Gob Bluth: "Come on!"
How much would they charge for this 13" MB? If it'll come with an additional port or a better camera and is $1399, why would anyone buy the 12" version? If it's $1499, we're in clear MBP territory. But the MBP is heavier and thicker and less portable you say? Well, not for long.
Nothing about that makes sense. We're in the longest wait period in history for the MBP and they're going to throw ANOTHER MB at us? In the words of Gob Bluth: "Come on!"
Not sure about that. The very first MBA also had very limited ports, and Apple improved it in the next refresh by putting in more ports.
I assume you are referring to the thunderbolt display? Or am I missing something?
You tell Siri to do it
'Siri increase brightness by 10%'
'Siri make it louder'
oh god...
Real performance. MB throttles after a long time of intensive usage, and it has a tablet CPU. Put in it an i5-i7 and you will have much more power, but a toast that will throttle at the first CPU spike. In a MBP it's much harder that it throttles since it has more dissipation capacity (bigger chasis, thicker, a fan...), hence you obtain real performance for long intensive tasks.
Siri, force an unexpected reboot, then wipe the drive and reinstall the operating system.
"I don't know how to purple unicorn pineapple!"
I agree - it doesn't make sense. I am particularly concerned about prices - they're not going to drop the price of the 12 inch MB, and the 13 inch MB would be at least a few hundred dollars more. So the price hike for the MBP would have to be massive... but the MBP then would be ridiculously expensive, and far more than comparable devices such as the Surface Book, which the Core M, single-port rMB can't match.
So, regardless of the fact that it doesn't make any sense, I'm primarily hoping for no 13 inch MB as it would lead to the MBP costing a fortune.
I had a mid-2012 13" cMBP (just sold on the expectation of a replacement model coming..
) and when I look at the 2015 rMBP it's just slightly thinner & lighter, clearer screen etc, but essentially the same - touch, feel, keyboard, case design and shape, corners, materials etc. I suppose it's pretty impressive that the 2015 rMBP still looks so good, and to be honest i'd just be happy if they stuck a skylake processor in there..
If WWDC doesn't show anything (as expected) I think I'll get a 15" MBP with the educational discount. Anyone know when the UK back to school promotion kicks in? I see the US one now offers beats headphones.
I suppose it's pretty impressive that the 2015 rMBP still looks so good, and to be honest i'd just be happy if they stuck a skylake processor in there..
Agreed. Put Skylake and around two TB3 USB-C ports in place of mini-DP & USB-A (one each) would be my ideal Skylake rMBP (don't kill me for suggesting anything other than USB-C being left).
The glowing Apple logo is an essential part of the aesthetics and must not go.
OLED gimmick bar, no thanks. The ESC key must have mechanical feedback.
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