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Excellent article - thanks.  I knew there was a reason I kept a couple of those around even after the hard drives failed.  This will be a fun weekend project.    I'll probably use an updated TimeCapsule to backup an older MBP that I still use.

As for the other poster - Time Machine still provides exceptional backup for multiple computers (iMac, MBPs)  even though they run a mix of MacOS.    I've never had a catastrophic failure of Time Machine - but I have had hard drives fail, which is why I do a rotation on those (including off site for maximum safety/security).   I'm currently using a 18Tb WD as my primary backup hard drive. 

It was a bit of a mess to order this morning.  While the actual order process proceeded smoothly through the Apple Store on my iPad, when it came time to checkout it would not complete payment with ApplePay - it initially stated that the confirmed pickup and fit time at my local store was no longer available, and when I changed that to Feb 3rd it refused to accept payment.  It kept saying "error with payment, try again later".   An hour later after a half dozen calls to Apple (kept sending me to Tech support, and dropping calls, etc) and Apple Card (Goldman Sachs) I was finally transferred to this number 877-255-5923 and Jeff (a senior support staff) finally got the order to go through via screen share.   

Very annoying but fortunately Apple Store kept the order in my cart so it was never lost.  So despite not completing until nearly an hour later (after 6am PST) the order is confirmed and pick up is on Feb 3rd.

Good luck....

I'm rarely confused with Apple's products but I'm not even sure if I can use Vision Pro with any of my current Apple products (two intel MBP, intel iMac pro, 2018 iPad Pro, iPhone 13 Pro).  If that is the case then can I use VisionPro at all?

2024 will be a BIG Apple year for me as I intend to upgrade to the new iPad Pro, and replace my iMac with a Studio (and in the fall iPhone 16 Pro)- but I won't do that until the M3 comes out for  as I need the graphics upgrades for my business.   I also plan on registering again as an Apple Developer as I think there will be some exciting opportunities with Vision Pro.

While I understand any Apple silicon should work with the Vision Pro (and I have none) - for myself I need a very expensive hardware upgrade for my work and it would seem that Apple would want to make that available prior to the launch of Vision Pro.

Apple tends to play the long game.   The comments so far all compare where Apple gaming is now to the past.  Apple is focused on the future and that is VisionPro.   Everything that Apple has been doing in terms of hardware is in support of VisionPro and its game changing opportunities not just as a computer device, but rather for the next gen device for work, productivity, entertainment, and yes - gaming.   For my use case the opportunity to expand my three-dimensional geologic models will be extraordinary.  Enough so that I intend to upgrade my entire system to M3 Studio and VisionPro in 2024.  

Gaming is a huge market, one that I don't truly appreciate, but those in this industry that do not see this Apple transformation will miss a huge opportunity. 

There are a lot of folks that have a Mac or iPad and no iPhone (they prefer Android phones).   This is an untapped market for Apple's Watch, which is a gateway to Apple fitness, etc..   So this makes sense to me.

I doubt there would be separate apps for each device, rather this would be built into Settings.