Exactly, along with faster CPU/GPU. And I don't mind, if it will become a little bit thicker. Probably coming with Kaby Lake CPUs in fall 2017?
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What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2017?
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I just want a Mac Mini with an effing GPU... NO onboard.... an actually damn Nvidia or AMD GPU.
[doublepost=1483486925][/doublepost]A Practical MacBook around $800 that can be used in Education!
[doublepost=1483486925][/doublepost]A Practical MacBook around $800 that can be used in Education!
Yeah and the Iphone isn't a supermodel, stop making it so damn skinny so you remove stuff people actually use like the headphone jack. I actually needed to use mine the other day and thankfully I have a 6s. I have a pair of bluetooth headphones already but they don't last as long as I need them too.
[doublepost=1483488236][/doublepost]Seriously, the product I have been waiting years for is a contemporary version of the iPod Classic, brought up to a capacity of 256 GB of nonvolatile memory now that Apple is offering that capacity in other mobiles.
We've covered what we expect to see from Apple in 2017 based on the rumors that are circulating so far in our recent What to Expect post.
On the horizon are a new iPhone 8 with a radically redesigned body and an edge-to-edge display, a revamped iPad Pro also potentially with an edge-to-edge display, long-awaited iMac updates, and new software, but there's always the chance there's a wildcard update or new product in the works that will surprise us all.
A redesigned Apple TV, a new home hub, and augmented reality smart glasses are all products that are rumored to be in the works with no prospective release date. We want to hear from the MacRumors community -- what are you expecting or hoping to see Apple release in 2017?
Are there specific features you're hoping Apple will implement in iOS 11, tvOS 11, watchOS 4, or macOS 10.13? Popular wishlist items from last year included a dark mode for iOS, home screen widgets, and a customizable control center.
Let us know what you want to see in the comments, and make sure to check our our What to Expect post for the latest rumors. Apple's plans for 2017 will likely become more clear in the early months of the year, and as always, we'll be covering all of the rumors in-depth here at MacRumors.
The MacRumors forums are also always a rich resource for talking about upcoming products and rumors, and with the biggest iPhone change in years set to happen in 2017, our forums are the place to be for lively discussions.
We'd also like to thank all of our readers and our forum members for making MacRumors the absolute best source for Mac news and advice on the web. We wouldn't be here without you, and we look forward to another rumor-packed year.
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No, I don't want to house my music library in my phone but in a mobile jukebox I can connect to my car or home music systems as a static music input while I use my phone for the diversity of things it was designed for.
I have three iPod Classics now that together serve this function, but a modern version with current connectors and interface and Bluetooth would be very welcome and would sell well.
The iPod platform is hopefully not dead.
But he had vision and taste.
100%. Both thumbs up.
Because the OS is bloated and inefficient.
He has indicated that he doesn't. Most of the senior executives seem to live lives that are insulated from much actual hands-on work, and certainly not heavy duty computing. I suspect their internal content creators are either not using Macs or are frustrated with Apple's "pro" support like other content creators.
Obviously Apple don't want to make any such inroads. The management is still on a consumer product fad high.
Calling something an "opinion" doesn't relieve you of accountability for what is said nor protect it from criticism.
The app icons should be able to move, like the clock app. I think you should be able to do that in your code. For example a weather app would show the current temperature depending where you are.
Apptle TV 5th gen with 4K, Dolby Atmos, Dolby-HD and DTS-HD capability also a updated Airport Express also would be nice. Did not forget but a new iMac would be nice not just a minor update I heard about coming out some time in 2017.
I don't understand why this wasn't part of the architecture from day one. The date is there already on the calendar app icon, from day one. When they announced the animated clock icon, I expected the weather icon to do the same. Didn't.
Then there's the crippling of the weather info on the notification screen. It hardly ever gives the current temperature since the awful iOS 7 redesign. Having the weather app icon show relevant info (sun/cloud, temperature) would almost make up for that. Almost.
I like that suggestion. It's unfortunate that Apple didn't buy Be inc.
I'm still using it most of the time because it's efficient. Every OS after Snow Leopard has been slower in every way. I love the workspaces and full screen apps on the newer OS, but it's not enough to compensate for the slowness of everything.
[doublepost=1483493575][/doublepost]PS: What I want in Apple for 2017?
Reverse almost everything Apple has done since 2013. I'll keep the iPad Pro, but the GUI sucks. Give me back the Apple that sold me on their product ecosystem, via quality, between 2007 and 2012.
New Mac Pro (not something disposable with laptop parts like the iMac), with an Apple-made, fully compatible Retina display. Then I could buy a damned new computer and get back to photography and music. I've been waiting five years and I'm sure as hell not going back to PCs or Windows.
[doublepost=1483495585][/doublepost]I would like to see Apple return to innovative design principals.. take risks and change up the iMac and look of the MacBooks, etc.. The iMac especially has been slowly evolving, yes, but is just not exiting any more! I seems like revisions are slowing down across the line. Additionally, I'm a long time Apple fan boy, and I'm seriously looking to get a PC for playing games. I know Apple as made improvements on the game-front, but how hard would it be to have a build to order option to get the latest graphics chips, like Nvidia GTX 1060 or so. Come on Apple... being simplistic in all things is limiting the experience for the user!
We've covered what we expect to see from Apple in 2017 based on the rumors that are circulating so far in our recent What to Expect post.
On the horizon are a new iPhone 8 with a radically redesigned body and an edge-to-edge display, a revamped iPad Pro also potentially with an edge-to-edge display, long-awaited iMac updates, and new software, but there's always the chance there's a wildcard update or new product in the works that will surprise us all.
A redesigned Apple TV, a new home hub, and augmented reality smart glasses are all products that are rumored to be in the works with no prospective release date. We want to hear from the MacRumors community -- what are you expecting or hoping to see Apple release in 2017?
Are there specific features you're hoping Apple will implement in iOS 11, tvOS 11, watchOS 4, or macOS 10.13? Popular wishlist items from last year included a dark mode for iOS, home screen widgets, and a customizable control center.
Let us know what you want to see in the comments, and make sure to check our our What to Expect post for the latest rumors. Apple's plans for 2017 will likely become more clear in the early months of the year, and as always, we'll be covering all of the rumors in-depth here at MacRumors.
The MacRumors forums are also always a rich resource for talking about upcoming products and rumors, and with the biggest iPhone change in years set to happen in 2017, our forums are the place to be for lively discussions.
We'd also like to thank all of our readers and our forum members for making MacRumors the absolute best source for Mac news and advice on the web. We wouldn't be here without you, and we look forward to another rumor-packed year.
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Apple has gambled that touch-screen on a laptop/pc is not necessary/efficient... and they appear to be losing this gamble. All other manufacturers are making the switch to touchscreen and, while the implementation is not always perfect, it appears to be a fairly popular feature. To completely leave this out, and then not offer an alternative? - this strikes me as a strange move. Touch bar is not a useful replacement. The MS Surface Book with performance base is what the MBP should have been - ipad pro connected to a pro-caliber docking station with keyboard, ports, batteries, storage, gpu, etc. 10 hrs battery life for tablet-mode, running ios, 16 hours when ported, running mac OS - then give me an external gpu solution that I can dock to the device and add to a monitor or three for gaming / graphics / video, etc. This is existing tech that, if done correctly, would be wildly popular.
In addition, if touch is not the solution - how about gesture-based controls? Clearly ios and touchscreen everything has conditioned people to swiping, pinching, zooming, etc. gestures. If the problem with touchscreen computing is dirty monitors, let's keep the gestures and lose the touch. I'm envisioning a multi-camera setup along the bezel of the monitor that looks for and allows interface using a variety of one-handed and two-handed gestures - swiping left and right, rotating, zooming in/out, increasing/decreasing volume, etc. That would be both novel and useful, and would take away the sting of every other manufacturer jumping in to touchscreen but Apple. Apple has lost the "one more thing" ethos. Since they pulled the Air out of the manilla folder and blew people away, no other product has done anything but gotten incrementally better (usually far lower-so than existing tech) while getting radically more expensive. The Air was crippled, it was crazy expensive... but it changed the definition of an ultra-book. It was truly an amazing feat.
I have a 12" macbook - and it's the logical extension of that Air. It's fantastic for what it is - a lightweight travel computer, with enough power and a good enough screen and good enough battery to take everywhere and get done what I need to get done. Now we need other niches filled. The "average" consumer - has a fair amount of products at Apple that will satisfy them - for a hefty price. But the content creators, the dreamers, the fanbois... they're like me, off looking at external gpus at Razer, or beautiful bezel-less touchscreens on Dell XPS, or fascinating dual devices like Surface Book Pro. These are all devices Apple should have perfected 3 years ago. None of this is new tech. Yes, Intel is lagging. But dreaming feels like it's in short supply at the moment. If the software was exceptional and standards like battery life were phenomenal, I and people like me would be less annoyed. But they aren't - they're industry-standard, at best. If you're not going to pull things out of the envelope...if you're not going to push the envelope... Apple - you're going to be relegated to the middling realms of boredom. I've always "liked" most computers... I've always been "passionate" about Apple. That's fading. When passion dies, so does willingness to explore an app store, to create some new software, to evangelize to friends and family, etc. "Oh, new computer? Cool. Yeah, it looks good - it's thinner. Nice little touch bar thing.. sweet." This does not instill passion. A wearable that lasts under a day without charging. Not instilling passion. Software that just "kinda" works - does not instill passion. Without instilling passion in the user-base - they cannot maintain their current price-insensitive status. They need to get on it...
In addition, if touch is not the solution - how about gesture-based controls? Clearly ios and touchscreen everything has conditioned people to swiping, pinching, zooming, etc. gestures. If the problem with touchscreen computing is dirty monitors, let's keep the gestures and lose the touch. I'm envisioning a multi-camera setup along the bezel of the monitor that looks for and allows interface using a variety of one-handed and two-handed gestures - swiping left and right, rotating, zooming in/out, increasing/decreasing volume, etc. That would be both novel and useful, and would take away the sting of every other manufacturer jumping in to touchscreen but Apple. Apple has lost the "one more thing" ethos. Since they pulled the Air out of the manilla folder and blew people away, no other product has done anything but gotten incrementally better (usually far lower-so than existing tech) while getting radically more expensive. The Air was crippled, it was crazy expensive... but it changed the definition of an ultra-book. It was truly an amazing feat.
I have a 12" macbook - and it's the logical extension of that Air. It's fantastic for what it is - a lightweight travel computer, with enough power and a good enough screen and good enough battery to take everywhere and get done what I need to get done. Now we need other niches filled. The "average" consumer - has a fair amount of products at Apple that will satisfy them - for a hefty price. But the content creators, the dreamers, the fanbois... they're like me, off looking at external gpus at Razer, or beautiful bezel-less touchscreens on Dell XPS, or fascinating dual devices like Surface Book Pro. These are all devices Apple should have perfected 3 years ago. None of this is new tech. Yes, Intel is lagging. But dreaming feels like it's in short supply at the moment. If the software was exceptional and standards like battery life were phenomenal, I and people like me would be less annoyed. But they aren't - they're industry-standard, at best. If you're not going to pull things out of the envelope...if you're not going to push the envelope... Apple - you're going to be relegated to the middling realms of boredom. I've always "liked" most computers... I've always been "passionate" about Apple. That's fading. When passion dies, so does willingness to explore an app store, to create some new software, to evangelize to friends and family, etc. "Oh, new computer? Cool. Yeah, it looks good - it's thinner. Nice little touch bar thing.. sweet." This does not instill passion. A wearable that lasts under a day without charging. Not instilling passion. Software that just "kinda" works - does not instill passion. Without instilling passion in the user-base - they cannot maintain their current price-insensitive status. They need to get on it...
Mac is a $20 Bn business.
Apple Inc. dismantled the Mac dedicated team.
The "Back to the Mac" event showed the new Mac era and, as Mr Cook said later, "Apple is committed to the Mac".
That's what to be expected in the future...unless...
The Touch in 2017
- 6th Generation battery is mediocre
- 4.7 & 5.5 configuration would be appropriate
- with a 256G option
Blending " The phone without the phone " & the " Classic ".
Apple Inc. dismantled the Mac dedicated team.
The "Back to the Mac" event showed the new Mac era and, as Mr Cook said later, "Apple is committed to the Mac".
That's what to be expected in the future...unless...
The Touch in 2017
- 6th Generation battery is mediocre
- 4.7 & 5.5 configuration would be appropriate
- with a 256G option
Blending " The phone without the phone " & the " Classic ".
We've covered what we expect to see from Apple in 2017 based on the rumors that are circulating so far in our recent What to Expect post.
On the horizon are a new iPhone 8 with a radically redesigned body and an edge-to-edge display, a revamped iPad Pro also potentially with an edge-to-edge display, long-awaited iMac updates, and new software, but there's always the chance there's a wildcard update or new product in the works that will surprise us all.
A redesigned Apple TV, a new home hub, and augmented reality smart glasses are all products that are rumored to be in the works with no prospective release date. We want to hear from the MacRumors community -- what are you expecting or hoping to see Apple release in 2017?
Are there specific features you're hoping Apple will implement in iOS 11, tvOS 11, watchOS 4, or macOS 10.13? Popular wishlist items from last year included a dark mode for iOS, home screen widgets, and a customizable control center.
Let us know what you want to see in the comments, and make sure to check our our What to Expect post for the latest rumors. Apple's plans for 2017 will likely become more clear in the early months of the year, and as always, we'll be covering all of the rumors in-depth here at MacRumors.
The MacRumors forums are also always a rich resource for talking about upcoming products and rumors, and with the biggest iPhone change in years set to happen in 2017, our forums are the place to be for lively discussions.
We'd also like to thank all of our readers and our forum members for making MacRumors the absolute best source for Mac news and advice on the web. We wouldn't be here without you, and we look forward to another rumor-packed year.
Article Link: What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2017?
I would like for the MAc OS to allow the complete removal of preinstalled software so that a user can use the App store to install what features or Apps they want. For example Maps which is not encryped can't be removed easily. It should be as easy as removing a App store app.
It would also be nice if simple security measures where brought back like the automatic lock which is used to protect access to specific services like the network settings. If you forget to lock it it remains, however Snow leopard had a automatic lock option after a preselected few minutes it automatically lock.
An iPad that can be docked and still run Mac OS X? Would love that. I want the OS that can recognize my Android phones and external hard drives or any standard USB for easier transfer. OS X can do this while iOS can't especially without ports and folder/file system. I refuse to accept the future of computing with Android or iOS if it lacks capabilities that desktop OSes like Windows and OS X can do.
I simply prefer typing and browsing on a laptop. The screen is protected when closed and don't need a kickstand to enjoy watching videos on it. It also shows the full site and not crappy mobile ones we see on our phones. I can still listen to a YouTube video while I open a new tab or do other things. They last years and years while iPhones and most phones get disposed every year or so. I prefer Android with smartphones and OS X for desktops. I guess I prefer the more complicated OS for mobile because I carry it everywhere while I want a simple one while at home or sitting at work.
iPad running Mac OS X would be awesome!!!
Some kind of actual innovation. Everything they have done for ages seems like tinkering at the margins. What a terribly sad decline from the Jobs days when Apple keynotes were an exciting date in the diary. Not sure I have even bothered to watch the last few. And for feck's sake keep existing models properly updated. I have 50-user clients who all use Minis (for power stuff like architecture), and it looks like at the 3Y anniversary the replacement will be er the same model. As a shareholder I've done very nicely thanks, but as an IT pro I am more than bored by what they currently turn out. I can't believe that Schiller, Ive & co are actually proud of what they have to present every year.
Yep. I stand by my previous comments that the Mini and iMac have outlived their usefulness. The Mini was a great low-end machine for attracting casual switchers and the iMac was great in the early 2000s when computer set-ups were needlessly complex and attaching peripherals and displays could be a massive headache. The computer world has moved on. Those things are not needed anymore and haven't been needed for a very long time. And yet, Apple keeps iterating these long-outdated designs.
Kill them both, Apple, and be done with it. Apple used to be quick to kill old products and move on to bigger and better. Remember when they freaked the tech world out by killing the iPod Mini as the height of its popularity to replace it with the Nano? What happened to that spirit?
Kill the Mini and the iMac already. Replace them with a single range of headless, consumer desktop Macs. Keep the low-end closed up and basic, no expandability. Give the higher-end buyers some better options (GPU, CPU selection, more RAM slots, even... dare I ask for a PCIe slot?) and the ability to open it up and tinker/expand.
I've been using Apple Mac computers since 1991 and, I have to say, something seems hollow about the company and products at present...
Sure, Apple is producing lots of very good products -- but "insanely great"? No.
The feeling I have is that Apple is expending a lot of effort on things that aren't so important (e.g., obsessing over "thinness"), while completely missing many things that are important.
The things that keep me with Apple are user-friendly UI, good build quality, transferable warranty and after-sales service and, of course, the integrated eco-system.
But actual innovation? It's been quite a while since I've seen that at Apple.
A good way to detect true innovation: does it make an actual positive difference to the user?
As some have already pointed out here, many of Apple's recent "innovations" are a step backward.
For example, I want at least one legacy USB port on my MacBook Pro, as well as an SD card slot.
(Sigh.) I hope Apple can re-capture something of its former spirit.
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I was surprised when the Apple store tech expert said I couldn't use a mouse with the iPad. When I came back a few days later, he said he'd been talking with his co-workers about it... I think he was a bit surprised to find that it just wasn't possible at all.
Sure, Apple is producing lots of very good products -- but "insanely great"? No.
The feeling I have is that Apple is expending a lot of effort on things that aren't so important (e.g., obsessing over "thinness"), while completely missing many things that are important.
The things that keep me with Apple are user-friendly UI, good build quality, transferable warranty and after-sales service and, of course, the integrated eco-system.
But actual innovation? It's been quite a while since I've seen that at Apple.
A good way to detect true innovation: does it make an actual positive difference to the user?
As some have already pointed out here, many of Apple's recent "innovations" are a step backward.
For example, I want at least one legacy USB port on my MacBook Pro, as well as an SD card slot.
(Sigh.) I hope Apple can re-capture something of its former spirit.
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I was surprised when the Apple store tech expert said I couldn't use a mouse with the iPad. When I came back a few days later, he said he'd been talking with his co-workers about it... I think he was a bit surprised to find that it just wasn't possible at all.
There already is a cable that will allow that, and it's only $19.