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GeorgeBMac said:
So Apple should chase after the latest fad connector?

From serial to parallel to USB-A to USB-mini ... and now ...  drum roll ...  USB-C ....

My MacBook Air and iPad Pro are using USB-C, and you're going to call that a "fad connector"???

GeorgeBMac said:

... And justifiably so...
The general, non-technical public doesn't give a damn about technology or trying to keep up with it.   It is only concerned with:  "What does this thing do for me?".   Not only does USB-C do nothing for them but instead means they have to buy a bunch of new charging cords.  So no, they won't be happy. 

Non-technical public:  What does this do for us?

Techies: You can use just one charger and cable to charge your MacBook whatever and your iPhone, and iPad Pro if you have one.

Non-technical public:  Just one cable and charger for all my devices?  I'm sold.

I would like a slightly smaller screen and a thicker body (more battery capacity).  This obsession with trying to be as slim as possible is driving me nuts 

lkrupp said:

Still no mention of the Oct 4 “event” circulating the Apple rumor mills.

That was shown to be a translation area on the Dutch version of the Apple Catalina site in the Apple Arcade section - if you look at the English version of the Apple.com Catalina site in the Apple Arcade section, there is a footnote following "October" that is "4", and it got shifted up to October 4 during the Dutch translation.  The footnote for "4" reads:

"Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ require a subscription. Apple Arcade is now available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV and will be available on Mac this fall."

There is no way it's coming out this Friday.  Putting aside the fact that it's an odd-time for a major macOS release, there's still some broken things that need fixing and testing, and it would be crazy for them to release Catalina on Friday, without at least another beta.