I doubt they will have 3 different laptop lines in 5 years. Wouldn't be surprised if their 5 year plan only includes 1 or 2 laptops at most. But in 2012 I would have said the same thing!
Thoughts?
NO, the AIR will live on in one more iteration, with RETINA SCREENS, then GOOD-BYE! ( Cue Apple laughing all the way to the bank). After they sell BAJILLIONS, it will be dust and the 12" & 14 " rMB appear, maybe even a 16", leaving just the 15" MBP
lol.I'd doubt it.
Amazing that this thread is still going. I still think there's a high chance the lines will merge, the existence of the iPad Pro basically points to that along with the newer MacBook (I'd bet the Air will be killed off this year). The iOS and OS X operation systems are closer than ever and even share update cycles now. As consumer computing becomes even more mobile orientated than it has over the last five years the two lines will naturally align and blur to the point that keeping them separate will make no sense in the consumer space.
Expect something like iOSX and iOSX Pro (for Mac Pro users basically)...
The lines in the sand are pretty discrete. Any Apple product using ARM is iOS based while any Intel based chip is running OS X. Perhaps start to worry when the first ARM based Macs start to appear.
Agreed, I don't expect those lines to hold too much longer tbh, give it another 3/4 years and we'll see ARM based MacBooks I reckon.
Agreed, I don't expect those lines to hold too much longer tbh, give it another 3/4 years and we'll see ARM based MacBooks I reckon.
Rephrase, and re-ask,and ask that about the MB/MBP, the MBA is DEAD! Especially with the upcoming 13 & 15 " rMB'sThoughts?
Apple will already have OS X running on an ARM computer for sure. It's just a matter of time before confirmation leaks out.
No because there is a quadrant system apple uses. This is a bit dated but you can see how it still applies today.
will definitely merge. the new MacBook replaces what the MacBook Air was going for. The fact that they didn't bother putting a Retina on the Air should tell you its going away.
I see the Pro getting redesigned and slimmed down to something closer to what the Air is today.
There will just be a MacBook and MacBook Pro.
The MacBook Air might remain for a while but without updates like the iPa
That's no longer relevant.
Umm, it's still very relevant
You have MacBooks and MacBook Pros
You have iMacs and Mac Pros
You have iPhone 6 and the respective plus model
You have 9.7" iPad and 12.9" iPad
It's still very relevant, portability was just extended.