There's been virtually no rumours about os/x either.. but OS/X releases have felt like half hearted releases...
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
What to Expect at WWDC 2017: Software Updates, Mac Notebook Refresh, New iPad Pro, Siri Speaker Possible
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
That is because they retired that OS brand. But I also haven't seen any rumors of MacOS either.
I'm not sure any amount of iOS updates can make iPhone/iPad exciting again, and Macs are still struggling...so I go into the WWDC not excited, but expectant of Apple to disappoint. That and continue screwing over consumers as much as possible whilst Cook preaches "community" and "environment."
I wouldn't mind if 11's display is a throwback to 6's which treated a user's visual experience with kindness instead of harshness.
What do i expect from wwdc? Apologies from apple....and tim finishing the keynote keynote 30 minutes shorter.
You mean the most boring, wait, last year scored 0, so it cant be lower than that..
I'd be very happy if Apple were to update the icons. iOS 7's icons are an ungodly abomination and while Apple has reversed some of the more hideous and stupid design choices since, so far they've left the icons as is (and even forced them pretty much as-is into OS X)
All I really want is a proper os for the iPad with apps designed for the extra pixels, not iPhone apps spread out.
If app,emthinks the iPad is the best expression of the future of computing, then they need to lead the way with making the iPad a great tool to replace the laptop. Thinner and a bunch of new hardware specs alone will not get there.
If app,emthinks the iPad is the best expression of the future of computing, then they need to lead the way with making the iPad a great tool to replace the laptop. Thinner and a bunch of new hardware specs alone will not get there.
1000hrs. "Hey Tim. We're done waiting. No more distractions. We want new stuff. Not paint jobs and revamps. And we ain't moving from here until we do. Right guys?"
Crowd: "Yeah! No more excuses. No more excuses!"
<The crowd become restless and an uneasy atmosphere pervades as Tim Cook, blank sheet of 'notes' in hand approaches the edge of the stage. He looks directly at the main protagonist for a few seconds then raises his steely gaze to the assemblage>
Tim: "My friends. You don't need new stuff"
Crowd: <in unison> "We don't need new stuff"
Tim: "These are not the Macs you were looking for"
Crowd: "These are not the Macs we were looking for"
Tim: "You can go about your business"
Crowd: "We can go about our business"
Tim: "Now. It's U2 ft. Bonio on vocals"
Crowd: "We ...are....feeling......sleepier ...."
Tim <laughs maniacally> "My dastardly plan has worked, readers. Now to disappear before they awake!"
1200hrs. Crowd <awakening> : "Where are we? Dammit! Foiled again!"
Bono: "And for our last song I'd like to dedicate it to random bits of string. These little pieces of string really mean a lot to us because we've made millions out of three cords since we began ...."
Crowd: "Yeah! No more excuses. No more excuses!"
<The crowd become restless and an uneasy atmosphere pervades as Tim Cook, blank sheet of 'notes' in hand approaches the edge of the stage. He looks directly at the main protagonist for a few seconds then raises his steely gaze to the assemblage>
Tim: "My friends. You don't need new stuff"
Crowd: <in unison> "We don't need new stuff"
Tim: "These are not the Macs you were looking for"
Crowd: "These are not the Macs we were looking for"
Tim: "You can go about your business"
Crowd: "We can go about our business"
Tim: "Now. It's U2 ft. Bonio on vocals"
Crowd: "We ...are....feeling......sleepier ...."
Tim <laughs maniacally> "My dastardly plan has worked, readers. Now to disappear before they awake!"
1200hrs. Crowd <awakening> : "Where are we? Dammit! Foiled again!"
Bono: "And for our last song I'd like to dedicate it to random bits of string. These little pieces of string really mean a lot to us because we've made millions out of three cords since we began ...."
Last edited:
I'll bet that's because Mark gurman got scooped up by Bloomberg, who have tighter control over what he reveals and when he reveals it due to insider interests. Mark is one of the best at figuring out what's going on inside Apple, and when he was at 9to5Mac his only job was to post what he found. Now he has to take into account how markets will react and whatnot. Just my take on it.
I'm just hoping it's not as painful to watch as the last keynote. Man, that was awkward...
I expect to see Apple show a demo of Wolfram Player for iPad at the WWDC. This is a player-only version of Mathematica -- similar to the CDF Player that has been available for many years on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Wolfram announced a beta for iOS last November; they should have had plenty of time for the full-blown version by now.
Apple and Wolfram have long-standing relationships. This would be good for Wolfram. It'd also be good for Apple, because they desperately want to move professional developers to the iPad. Bad news: this software will be expensive. You heard it here first!
Apple and Wolfram have long-standing relationships. This would be good for Wolfram. It'd also be good for Apple, because they desperately want to move professional developers to the iPad. Bad news: this software will be expensive. You heard it here first!
My prediction: group facetime, minor Siri improvements, AND A BAZILLION MORE EMOJI'S, that's probably about the gist of it. If I was at the event I'd shine my blinding white on off white iOS theme at him and force him off stage for not giving us a dark mode.
Any chance that apple accounts will get an upgrade. 2fa that isn't SMS based (and subjected to phone porting attacks) and mail having the ability to do bulk sorting and maybe have a better junk mail sorting mechanism?
This is all I want to see too. Especially the launch pad - what a total joke on the iPad Pro 12.
The hardware is fine as it is, it is a pure software / OS issue now. It either moves forward or stays stuck in 'my grandma can use an iPad' territory. I honestly believe though that this is what Apple aimed for, and are unlikely to change it at all [as it works for 'most' people].
[doublepost=1496445965][/doublepost]
and yes this too. iOS to sort junk would be very welcome
Why would I want a MUSIC app that focuses on VIDEO!?! It already focuses too much on the dumb album art and not easy control of the MUSIC. They do know that people use these apps while DRIVING, right? Yes, you're not supposed to, but everyone does at least for starting music, changing tracks, etc..., so they really need to be designing with that at least a little bit in mind.
I just want stuff that works. Apple's quality control has REALLY been slipping these last few years. I miss the days where crashes, freezes, and bugs were only things that occurred occasionally rather than a few times every week.
I find the lack of leaks about macOS interesting too. I wrote the following in a thread on the macOS forums my thoughts regarding what could possible be in store for the next version.
Either Tim Cook's double down system is finally working or something else why there hasn't been much of a hint as what to really expect; except for 10.13 systems checking macrumors.com.
With exception since 10.10, there hasn't been any major changes. Addition of Siri to Sierra is debatable, but it seemed more logical. We already know APFS is definitely a huge under the hood upgrade for macOS platform, but its not as sexy as user facing features.
Is it possible something else in relations to APFS could lead to some substantial user interface or application features and functionality? Then again, the direction of macOS seems to be refinements going forward. Going back to APFS, are there some core areas of the system likely to see substantial improvements? Here are some things that come mind:
Either Tim Cook's double down system is finally working or something else why there hasn't been much of a hint as what to really expect; except for 10.13 systems checking macrumors.com.
With exception since 10.10, there hasn't been any major changes. Addition of Siri to Sierra is debatable, but it seemed more logical. We already know APFS is definitely a huge under the hood upgrade for macOS platform, but its not as sexy as user facing features.
Is it possible something else in relations to APFS could lead to some substantial user interface or application features and functionality? Then again, the direction of macOS seems to be refinements going forward. Going back to APFS, are there some core areas of the system likely to see substantial improvements? Here are some things that come mind:
- Time Machine Backups - Faster, secure, more flexible.
- Better performance on SSD drives - meaning, even faster startup times, application load times - debatable, because I haven't seen it on my iPhone.
- Enhanced security - better encryption options for local and external storage - not really an OMG kinda thing.
- Virtualization - could likely mean a dual file system approach similar ChromeOS. No need to reboot anymore when applying point updates. Basically, you install 10.13.1 and it switches over to the new one without you noticing. This would be substantial productivity booster.
- Virtualized Boot Camp, meaning, you could now run Windows 10 natively in macOS without taking a performance hit and get all the benefits of direct access to hardware: memory, GPU, processor cores. Pretty much a subsystem for Windows.
- Native read and write to NTFS drives - would really make interoperability with Windows platform easier.
- This one just popped up in my head, but its possible there could be a merger with iOS and macOS. Not just at the file system level, but in a more substantial way in regards to maybe API's and Graphical User Interface. Meaning, iOS and macOS both die to form AppleOS powering iPhone, iPads and Macs. The operating system will be intelligent enough to provide the best features and experience across devices, optimized with functionality to make users more productive. Yes, this means Apple would be introducing a new platform with a major name change again. But, Apple has been known for surprises.
Maybe I’m alone in my opinion, but I feel that MacOS is already a well developed OS. There’s nothing I can’t accomplish (usually) thanks to third party software. I say ‘usually’ because the iMacs are a compromise in performance—forget 3D modeling—while the Mac Pro is over-priced for its specs. It’s the lack of reasonably-priced premium hardware to empower the creative trades that is lacking.
iOS has the opposite problem. Capable hardware with a kindergarten OS.
iOS has the opposite problem. Capable hardware with a kindergarten OS.