frank777

Let's not forget that we're in this situation because Apple either won't make Facetime cross-platform, or get involved with a video-conferencing standard that the rest of the tech world can get behind.

Imagine for a minute what the world would be like if we all needed to have the same brand of mobile phone to talk to each other.

Why isn't secure, standards-based video-conferencing baked in at the operating system level?

People will look back at the 2020 computing era and wonder how we were so dim-witted about personal communications.

I would be perfectly happy with a few tweaks to the current design, and an easy way to rotate the screen.

That feature is all that's needed for Apple to win.

darkpaw said:

I can't believe the whole thing is 30 years old. They'll have been updating it to maintain compatibility with new version of OS X/macOS, and also to make use of various new features. It can only be a small portion of the software that they're having trouble with, and if so, what trouble are they having? Are they relying on third-party libraries that aren't compiled for 64-bit? There will likely be replacements. I don't think this was a good move on their part.

The whole thing reeks of a company that doesn't really 'get' Mac development. I forgot about MYOB, and I used to own the software.

Let them go in peace. There is no shortage of modern, 64-bit alternatives.

disneylandman said:

The new MacPro is an ugly mess, and overpriced at that.  Same goes for the overpriced display and the ridiculous $999 stand.

No, you simply don't understand who the machine is for.

It's a machine built to generate a Halo effect for key Hollywood decision-makers who are deciding between Apple+ and other services.

The Mac Pro for the traditional Mac market won't likely come for another year. All that requires is to downgrade the innards a bit and ship a traditional monitor alongside it. You don't get why the display costs so much because you aren't in the target market.

volcan said:

Buy an Apple product, couple years later it quits working. No worries mate, just toss it in the bin and buy a new one. Who cares about the design if it fails so quickly?

My ten-year-old iMac wants to know what you are talking about.