Hi all, reasonably new (2015) Mac convert here. I’ve been Windows all my working life through necessity (never worked for a company that provided Macs). I decided to try a Mac partly for Garageband, and partly because my phone was Apple. So I bought a refurb 2012 Mac Mini, and boy do I love it. So much that the following year I got a used MBP2015 13”. Both machines are a joy to use, although I know they won’t last forever. And I’m seeing plenty of frustration on these pages about Apple’s decisions on form factor & gimmicks vs true “Pro” credibility.
So I’m wondering, if Apple continues to move away from the focus on Pro hardware, whether another OS or hardware provider will come to the fore and tick those boxes solidly enough to take away Apple’s Pro user base. I’m not thinking Windows/PC, more something that provides everything we love about MacOS (including it’s ease of use) and combines it with hardware that’s beautiful but genuinely pro (and that must surely include user upgradeable).
Frankly, I’m surprised it hasn’t happened already via ex-Apple engineers forming a company to provide the machines they must know we want. After all, there’s only room for one Jonny Ives at Apple.
I’d be really interested to hear anyone’s thoughts on why this hasn’t happened already, or if it ever will. Cheers.
So I’m wondering, if Apple continues to move away from the focus on Pro hardware, whether another OS or hardware provider will come to the fore and tick those boxes solidly enough to take away Apple’s Pro user base. I’m not thinking Windows/PC, more something that provides everything we love about MacOS (including it’s ease of use) and combines it with hardware that’s beautiful but genuinely pro (and that must surely include user upgradeable).
Frankly, I’m surprised it hasn’t happened already via ex-Apple engineers forming a company to provide the machines they must know we want. After all, there’s only room for one Jonny Ives at Apple.
I’d be really interested to hear anyone’s thoughts on why this hasn’t happened already, or if it ever will. Cheers.