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bkkcanuck said:

ascii said:

I really like the idea of having their own internal group of artists whose workflow they can observe, rather than just relying on customer feedback. Should result in a tighter feedback cycle.

It is good to have a group who will act as customers driving requirements - I just wish they had the equivalent for other science/AI professionals as well.  My guess is that they will be part hardware and part focused on working on ironing out remaining issues with workflow within Final Cut X.  

Yep having some other professions would be good too.

When I watch video reviews of the Macbook Pro from creative professionals a common complaint is that the lack of an SD card slot interferes with their workflow, because that's what their other gear uses. So if Apple are truly adapting their products to these people's workflows I wonder if the SD card will make a comeback? (presumably they would use this feedback in all their pro products, not just the desktops)

tylersdad said:

The so-called gender wage gap is really just a justification for hiring more women in senior roles. 

Yep, women are using their superior social skills to take over society. Which is not the end of the world, but something tells me they will run more totalitarian societies than men did.

Mike Wuerthele said:

Does anybody in this thread think that Apple basically making Xcode mandatory was an accident, and NOT with this end goal in mind?

All part of the plan I think.

Speaking of Intel chips, Intel just officially launched the Coffee Lake notebook CPUs. New Macbook Pros tomorrow?  

The current Dell XPS 15 is now showing as "clearance" on their site, so it appears Dell aren't wasting any time getting these new CPUs in to people's hands. High end notebooks will have 6 cores for the first time.