I expect that Apple is finally trashing the Macintosh Line slowly. In some ways it is kinda sad, but if you check its history, the Macintosh was mostly Steve Jobs crazy push, that had left Apple to near bankruptcy. As there were points where the updated version of the Apple ][ systems such as the Apple ][e was technically superior the the Macintosh had A GUI, and a Color Screen.
However with Jobs gone, we no longer have the passion to keep this product line alive anymore, and the people at Apple without the emotional attachment to the product are probably going what will grow the company.
I expect that Apple is finally trashing the Macintosh Line slowly.
You haven't been paying attention.
1. More attention paid to the Mac line in the past couple of years than in a long time. In fact, they just today updated the Mac mini with double the storage in the base model (at the same price).
2. 16" MacBook Pro with AMD 5500M GPU, 8-core i7 (with turbo boost to 5.0 GHz) and a brand-new keyboard design.
3. Mac TV Ads, the most recent one released just about a week ago.
Read before you Post, lest you be easily proven to be an idiot.
You know what's better than double the storage? Socketed storage! Last month I upgraded the SSD in my 2011-era MBP to 2GB. The most tedious part was data migration, but I was able to stick the old drive on a USB adapter to copy all the data over.
"End of laptops" (Score:2)
The existence of a (relative to a laptop) crappy keyboard/trackpad accessory for the iPad does not signal the end of MacBooks.
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The existence of a (relative to a laptop) crappy keyboard/trackpad accessory for the iPad does not signal the end of MacBooks.
Guess that depends on if Apple is actually dumb enough to believe their own marketing, and stop making Macbooks altogether.
And when it comes to the idiot Marketeers, I never underestimate their ability to get it dead fucking wrong.
Re:"End of laptops" (Score:2)
I expect that Apple is finally trashing the Macintosh Line slowly.
In some ways it is kinda sad, but if you check its history, the Macintosh was mostly Steve Jobs crazy push, that had left Apple to near bankruptcy. As there were points where the updated version of the Apple ][ systems such as the Apple ][e was technically superior the the Macintosh had A GUI, and a Color Screen.
However with Jobs gone, we no longer have the passion to keep this product line alive anymore, and the people at Apple without the emotional attachment to the product are probably going what will grow the company.
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I expect that Apple is finally trashing the Macintosh Line slowly.
You haven't been paying attention.
1. More attention paid to the Mac line in the past couple of years than in a long time. In fact, they just today updated the Mac mini with double the storage in the base model (at the same price).
2. 16" MacBook Pro with AMD 5500M GPU, 8-core i7 (with turbo boost to 5.0 GHz) and a brand-new keyboard design.
3. Mac TV Ads, the most recent one released just about a week ago.
Read before you Post, lest you be easily proven to be an idiot.
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with double the storage
You know what's better than double the storage? Socketed storage! Last month I upgraded the SSD in my 2011-era MBP to 2GB. The most tedious part was data migration, but I was able to stick the old drive on a USB adapter to copy all the data over.
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You must have a weird memory.
The first Macintosh was far superior to any Apple ][ system. However the Apple ][c came with 128kB RAM and Pro-DOS and a mouse, and was a portable.