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jdw said:

"iPad Pro 2 surface"?

Microsoft's amazingly unpopular tablet made its way into the title!  ;-)

There.. fixed that for you.. lol

They are still struggling to sell more than a million of those things a year.. so 'popular' isn't a word that applies really. Yes, they ship more than that to retailers, but thats not 'sold' units. Retail receipt tracking services show a much different story.

That had a bit of a jump when they went international.. not sure how long that will last..

I'm thought for a few months now that Apple was going to largely skip Skylake in favor of Kaby Lake to get TB3 built in with 3.1.. The rumors around the Thunderbolt 3 Apple monitor with built in Video card just reinforced it..

I just think the leaks on the new monitor made people jump the gun, assuming it would be released with WWDC.. That was wistful thinking.. It makes a boat load of sense that Apple release this new Thunderbolt 3 monitor with the systems that can use it this fall. We'll see Kaby Lake Macbook Pro's and likely the rumored GPU based Thunderbolt monitor this fall..

My only question is what kind of GPU will Apple use? Mobile? probably. High End mobile that has a chance to work with VR? hmmm. maybe? but probably not this first round..

That said.. if Apple DOES release a GPU based Thunderbolt 3 Monitor; I'm betting NO Macbook Pro's will have a discreet GPU.. None.. They will go all-in and if you want discreet GPU, you'll need a TB3 Apple Monitor. However, I don't think it would be long before we'd see 3rd party GPU based monitors with UPGRADABLE GPU slots.. and a new GPU form factor will be born! Mark my words.. this is just the beginning ..

Guess We'll see.

yes.. a delay of a myth makes sense.. it's easier to make stuff up and push it back because of delays.. this way.. no one can prove you were wrong! Then when the date gets close.. you just.. "Poof!" aw.. they canceled the project.. sorry everyone.. /sad face

It's because many anticipate a new mac coming this fall.. Sales always lag at this time of year.. they fell last year this time to zero growth in anticipation of new Macbook.. With everyone expecting a complete redesign on the Macbook Pro.. Not sure how anything but the media to be surprised.

Lines still look ugly as hell... in-fact, this looks worse IMO.