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What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2020?
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A redesigned iMac is a insta-buy for me.
I hope we get a 14" MacBook Pro design modeled after the 16" as well, I'll get that too.
I hope we get a 14" MacBook Pro design modeled after the 16" as well, I'll get that too.
1) Better Quality controls on software
2) MacBook Pro 16" with 10th generation i9, 4k display, improved GPU, HD webcam
3) MacBook Pro 14"
4) All new iMac
5) All new iMac Pro
6) Refreshed Mac mini
7) iOS 14 with improved File manager
8) MacOS Mojave Finder update that allows a decent file management when iPhone is connected trow a cable.
2) MacBook Pro 16" with 10th generation i9, 4k display, improved GPU, HD webcam
3) MacBook Pro 14"
4) All new iMac
5) All new iMac Pro
6) Refreshed Mac mini
7) iOS 14 with improved File manager
8) MacOS Mojave Finder update that allows a decent file management when iPhone is connected trow a cable.
• The first Apple ARM machine (would guess this would be a small laptop).
• New industrial design language for laptops.
• New industrial design language for iPhones (can we please get away from the rounded edges).
• Better track record for amount of OS bugs shipped. Even latest Catalina and iOS 13 updates are still pretty horrid.
• New industrial design language for laptops.
• New industrial design language for iPhones (can we please get away from the rounded edges).
• Better track record for amount of OS bugs shipped. Even latest Catalina and iOS 13 updates are still pretty horrid.
A Mac mini with upgraded AMD graphics built-in. That would be a less painful option for older Mac Pro users (they can't afford or justify the new Mac Pro) to slide over.
- Mac : New iMac w/ new design and new brand of processors (ARM? AMD?)
- Mac : Minimum configs should have 4-core processors, 16GB memory and Fusion Drive or SSD across every lineup, else I just cannot recommend an Apple product to anyone especially for such a high price tag
- iOS : Shortcuts app that supports multiple if-conditions
- Watch : New Apple Watch w/ real-time glucose sensor and sleep tracker
- Services : 50GB plan on iCloud should become 100GB
- Developers : SwiftUI 2.0 w/ more objects, compiler fixes and a more seamless Mac Catalyst
- General : Focus on software quality, fix long time bugs especially on iCloud on tvOS Remote on iOS (keyboard w/ search fields especially)
- General : Diminish product profit margins. Back in 2006 - 2013, I could easily prove a similarly spec'ed and build construction PC would cost just a few dollars less than a Mac. Now I just can't come to these conclusions, prices have gone way up.
- Mac : Minimum configs should have 4-core processors, 16GB memory and Fusion Drive or SSD across every lineup, else I just cannot recommend an Apple product to anyone especially for such a high price tag
- iOS : Shortcuts app that supports multiple if-conditions
- Watch : New Apple Watch w/ real-time glucose sensor and sleep tracker
- Services : 50GB plan on iCloud should become 100GB
- Developers : SwiftUI 2.0 w/ more objects, compiler fixes and a more seamless Mac Catalyst
- General : Focus on software quality, fix long time bugs especially on iCloud on tvOS Remote on iOS (keyboard w/ search fields especially)
- General : Diminish product profit margins. Back in 2006 - 2013, I could easily prove a similarly spec'ed and build construction PC would cost just a few dollars less than a Mac. Now I just can't come to these conclusions, prices have gone way up.
I’d like to see a small feature added to the camera App where it activates the microphone and takes a picture for you when you say “three”.
Too often we count to 3 for pics and sometimes in low light situations the pressing of the shutter button can jar the phone and ruin the quality.
Too often we count to 3 for pics and sometimes in low light situations the pressing of the shutter button can jar the phone and ruin the quality.
Would like to buy my kids (young) watches to use instead of phones. Would love a feature in the band that alerts me if it is undone.
Not looking to track their location all the time but would like to know if they were ever forced to take the watch off.
Not looking to track their location all the time but would like to know if they were ever forced to take the watch off.
On top of my head....
1) iPad with folding display, like a book.
2) iPhone software optimization for faster performance on older devices - nobody should be required to change its iPhone because it feels laggy.
3) Polishing iOS - removing bugs, optimization and more customization while maintaing simplicity
4) Apple Watch with a 1 week battery life with quality bands that dont cost a fortune
5) Apple Watch redesign while maintaing compatibility with existing bands standard
6) Apple Watch with glucosmeter and other health sensors
7) Macbook Pro 14' with user upgradable SSD, RAM and battery (1399$ or below!)
8) Renewing the 29$ battery replacment program for iPhone (indefinetly)
9) Apple publishing officially complete and detailed repair guides for all its hardware
10) eGPU performance improvements and native hot plug support for all third party enclosures
11) 2 years warranty as a standard for all Apple products
12) Air Pods Pro with the same price as the current Air Pods
13) iPhone with USB-C instead of lighthing
14) New, exciting product (no more subscription services please)
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1) iPad with folding display, like a book.
2) iPhone software optimization for faster performance on older devices - nobody should be required to change its iPhone because it feels laggy.
3) Polishing iOS - removing bugs, optimization and more customization while maintaing simplicity
4) Apple Watch with a 1 week battery life with quality bands that dont cost a fortune
5) Apple Watch redesign while maintaing compatibility with existing bands standard
6) Apple Watch with glucosmeter and other health sensors
7) Macbook Pro 14' with user upgradable SSD, RAM and battery (1399$ or below!)
8) Renewing the 29$ battery replacment program for iPhone (indefinetly)
9) Apple publishing officially complete and detailed repair guides for all its hardware
10) eGPU performance improvements and native hot plug support for all third party enclosures
11) 2 years warranty as a standard for all Apple products
12) Air Pods Pro with the same price as the current Air Pods
13) iPhone with USB-C instead of lighthing
14) New, exciting product (no more subscription services please)
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So you buy consumer electronics based on their design? New enclosure, thats all you want?
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When exactly Apple products were affordable?
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I'd like to see Night Shift on the Apple TV.
A release of macOS that beats 10.6.8 in stability across the board.
As an IT professional - bring back imaging. MDM is the way to go and I get that. But imaging via disk utility was super handy when you needed it.
Something that will never happen - I'd like to see Apple buy Sonos. The HomePod sounds great. But it's not a real solution for whole home audio that includes home theater. Apple buys Sonos, keeps the same functionality it has now but expands it to integrate with the Apple ecosystem.
A release of macOS that beats 10.6.8 in stability across the board.
As an IT professional - bring back imaging. MDM is the way to go and I get that. But imaging via disk utility was super handy when you needed it.
Something that will never happen - I'd like to see Apple buy Sonos. The HomePod sounds great. But it's not a real solution for whole home audio that includes home theater. Apple buys Sonos, keeps the same functionality it has now but expands it to integrate with the Apple ecosystem.
Why go back that far in time, Mojave was in my opinion (and lots of others) the best/most stable OS ever released.
Ok, I can try to symlink just the ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup Folder to another drive, that might work.
Do you really need that high of a refresh rate on a display that small?
I could see it on the Max.. maybe.. but regular iPhone X display?
[1] Updated iMac and iMac Pro with improved screens (curved, or less bezel?)
[2] More SSD size options for iMac & iMac Pro.
- Latest MacBook Pro has SSD's # 1, 2, 4, 8 Tb.
- iMac Desktops (with presumably less space/cooling restrictions) max out at 2TB (or 4TB iMac Pro).
[2] More SSD size options for iMac & iMac Pro.
- Latest MacBook Pro has SSD's # 1, 2, 4, 8 Tb.
- iMac Desktops (with presumably less space/cooling restrictions) max out at 2TB (or 4TB iMac Pro).
TouchID is not ridiculous, it's superior IMHO. Buy my preference would be that Apple offers both technologies and users could choose to use one, the other, or both.
As a long time Apple user (started with a brand new Apple II) I have noted with dismay that the quality of both the software and hardware from Apple have diminished over the last decade.
1. I would like to see IOS and PadOS that don't force me to restart my devices every couple of hours due to locking up.
2. I would like to see a modular MBP. The current 16" MBP costs over CAN$ 7,000. My last MBP cost me half of that. And COME ON APPLE... charging CAN$ 960 for a memory bump that would cost CAN$ 170 if I did it myself!
As a IT professional, I have long said to my clients, "Buy an Apple and it just works."
I no longer say that. I now tell my clients, "With the bigger expense and software that needs to be coddled, I can no longer recommend Apple."
I have a "Maingear" PC from two years ago that beats the crap out of the brand new Mac Pro and cost me CAN$ 2,000 less than the current Mac Pro.
Face it peeps.
Apple has gone from a "user friendly" company to a "profit friendly" company.
JUST LIKE MICROSOFT.
1. I would like to see IOS and PadOS that don't force me to restart my devices every couple of hours due to locking up.
2. I would like to see a modular MBP. The current 16" MBP costs over CAN$ 7,000. My last MBP cost me half of that. And COME ON APPLE... charging CAN$ 960 for a memory bump that would cost CAN$ 170 if I did it myself!
As a IT professional, I have long said to my clients, "Buy an Apple and it just works."
I no longer say that. I now tell my clients, "With the bigger expense and software that needs to be coddled, I can no longer recommend Apple."
I have a "Maingear" PC from two years ago that beats the crap out of the brand new Mac Pro and cost me CAN$ 2,000 less than the current Mac Pro.
Face it peeps.
Apple has gone from a "user friendly" company to a "profit friendly" company.
JUST LIKE MICROSOFT.
