I've read this time and time again, but do we actually know for certain that we won't be able to run Windows on Macs anymore if Apple decides to use a derivative of the A-series chips in their Macs as rumored, and if that's so, why? Back in the days of the switch from PowerPC to Intel, Apple provided Rosetta for many years as a means to run PowerPC-software on Intel chips, so who is to say that they won't come up with a comparable emulation method this time around and this won't include the possibility to run Windows via BootCamp like we can now?
One of the rewarding characteristics of Windows NT is the fact that its very portable. The Hardware Abstraction Layer makes that possible. Since its inception, NT has been built not to be sucked into the Intel architecture. Early versions ran on MIPS, PowerPC, DEC Alpha and later defunct architectures like Intel Itanium.
In 2005, it was compiled again to run on AMD64 then ARM with Windows 8 and it was noted that development for Sparc was in the works back in the mid 90's, but it required extra work that just didn't make sense at the time.
Recently, Microsoft made Windows 10 available again for ARM and this time with support for full desktop x86 apps like Photoshop and Office.
Apple could easily ask Microsoft if they do have plans for a A Series notebook to compile a version of Windows 10 and Office for it. I am sure Microsoft just by association would do it. Its not the same company as it was before 10 to 15 years ago. I also think Microsoft is very pre-emptive company these days and likely has an internal team of hackers running Windows 10 on an iPad Pro. Apple through its influence I'm sure could get key developers like Adobe, Mathematica maybe a couple dozen others to also have apps ready in secret.
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I keep hearing conflicting information on the 2017 keyboard, I personally believe they did tweak the design, but many people swear they didn't. The issue they're facing now that they didn't in 2017, is that they acknowledged that the current design is defective, and not saying anything for a new model works against them, because the presumption will be its still the same defective keyboard.
I have to admit, I wrote off the 2016 model when I first tried it out in the Apple Store. I even had plans to buy a 2015 like mine for my brother. But when I tried the 2017 model in the Store, I was pleasantly surprised and persuaded my brother he would like it. I haven't heard any complaints from him.
Yes, its not the 2015 and earlier keyboards, but its not a bother either. They did make some tweaks it seems. I suspect they are making some further tweaks for the 2018 model.
