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  • Mac Pro and Mac Studio refreshes may wait till 2025

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    It sounds like a weird strategy not to push the M4 now it’s in their tablets. Especially when the Mac Studio still is on M2.

    Personally I believe Apple is going full force on AI for their new operating systems and for this they need to get the M4 out there as quickly as possible, so they can once again show the benefits of a perfect marriage of hardware and software.
    "Sure, laptops come first, but their desktops are a ‘status symbol’ to them: demonstrate what their products can do for professionals who demand high-end performance.

    It’s either at WWDC or late 2024 I believe.
    "Personally I believe Apple is going full force on AI for their new operating systems and for this they need to get the M4 out there as quickly as possible" => Agreed

    i predict the release timeline to be the following:

    WWDC 2024 - All desktop Macs ( Mac mini / Studio / Pro) transition to M4 counter parts
    Fall 2024 - All MBP models transition to M4 series
    Spring 2025 - MBA / iMac are the first to get the M5 (No M4)
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  • iPad and Mac don't compete against each other, so buy both says Apple exec

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    MplsP said:
    canukstorm said:
    When it comes to the iPad / Mac debate, I love Gruber's take on his iPad Pro review.  Very well said

    Daring Fireball: The M4 iPad Pros
    Gruber says we're thinking about it wrong. (are we holding it wrong, too?) He posits that the point of the M4 iPad Pro is not for speed or power but for efficiency; it allows for better battery life for a given set of features. Ok, let's assume that's true well, the M4 iPad Pro allows for 10 hours of battery life. But the M2 iPad Air also gives 10 hours of battery life. "But wait!" you say, the iPad Pro is thinner! That it is, 5.1 instead of 6.1 mm. So we need all that power to save 1mm?

    Sorry, not buying it. 
    That's not actually what he's saying.  To use Steve Jobs' car / truck analogy => power users / techies want the iPad Pro to behave like a truck (ie: Mac) but Apple's positioning it more like a luxury car, which essentially does everything a regular car does but only nicer and better.  To put it another way, the iPad / iPad Air are akin to Toyotas while the iPad Pro is akin to a Lexus.
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  • Apple users are keeping their iPads for a very long time

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    VictorMortimer said:
    No surprise, iPads are just toys anyway, and will only be toys until they get normal software installation.
    Users are also keeping their Windows PC's and Macs for a long time as well.  I guess by the same logic, they're also toys.  /s
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  • iPad and Mac don't compete against each other, so buy both says Apple exec

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    Marvin said:
    jdw said:

    When you have a 16" M1 Max MBP like I do, why in THE world do I need an iPad?  I ask this as someone who has purchased more than one iPad in the past.

    I am not an artist who needs to draw.  I don't need Apple pencil.  Therefore, why do I need an iPad which has a smaller screen than my 16" MBP and does less?
    It works better for some scenarios like reading news in the bathroom, watching movies on a plane, for taking on vacation, for swiping through photo albums, it works better when relaxing on a sofa, Facetiming family or work meetings.

    One aspect that rarely gets mentioned in reviews is kids. It's the ideal first computer for kids and they use them all the time for games like Minecraft and Roblox. It's rare these days to hear about kids screaming on a plane and it's because of the iPad. The highest ranked apps in the store are entertainment and kids' games:

    https://www.similarweb.com/top-apps/apple/ipad/

    If someone doesn't draw, doesn't have young kids, doesn't read news in the bathroom, doesn't go on vacation, doesn't Facetime family or coworkers then the iPad has limited use for them but there are tens of millions of people it is useful for.

    Apple sells 2-3x more iPads than Macs so quite a few people are finding a use for them:

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/299632/tablet-shipments-apple/
    "It works better for some scenarios like reading news in the bathroom, watching movies on a plane, for taking on vacation, for swiping through photo albums, it works better when relaxing on a sofa, Facetiming family or work meetings." =>  This is true but then a super expensive iPad Pro is not required for such basic tasks.  an iPad 10th gen or iPad Air will more than suffice.  This is where a lot of the issues with the iPad Pro comes in.  When you're paying for an iPad that can cost just as much, if not more (depending on configuration) than a MBP, iPadOS should be as capable as macOS on a device of this caliber.
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  • iPad and Mac don't compete against each other, so buy both says Apple exec

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    tht said:
    It's frustrating when the question is when the Mac will get a touchscreen, or when the iPad can run macOS. I'd prefer to ask when iPadOS will get better multitasking, a better audio subsystem, a Terminal app, a VM app, a better filesystem app, a better virtual keyboard, a virtual trackpad, better text selection, etc. So, a touch first OS with more functionality.
    Exactly. Well said.
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