williamlondon

dacloo said:

appex said:

A true computer is a Mac. Apple should make a Mac tablet to boost market share.

that doesn't sound like a good idea. You'd end up with two tablets, each running its own operating system. Instead, I think the smarter route is to make iOS much more powerful for laptop/desktop usage. Maybe allow tablets to be connected to monitors. In the long run, Apple will have to ditch one operating system and emulate/virtualize the operating system that 'lost'.

I agree, this Mac tablet idea has to die. Apple has a tablet with a HUGE install base, it's sort of obvious that's their future: iOS devices running on Apple designed chips. iOS has matured so much in the past couple of years, it only needs a few modifications to put that whole Mac tablet thing to rest once and for all, such as supporting external monitors (as you've stated) which allow a non-touch iOS environment, based on tvOS (which is non-touch) and perhaps using the Smart Connector to allow iOS devices to dock and connect to monitors and some sort of touchpad (perhaps even using the iOS device for this). iOS and the apps that run on it already perform so many functions and work exclusively for so many people, just a few changes to it would bring more macOS traditional users to the iOS world for all their computing needs, relegating macOS to high end and heavy performance requiring use cases. Maybe iOS can evolve to replace macOS in the distant future, but for the foreseeable time frame, I think it's iOS and iDevices that most people will have and use, and Macs for niche users.

mac_128 said:

billybob88 said:

Very cute.  but Apple is the one that started using the word "computer" with their tablet.

Yeah, this is absolutely embarrassing for Apple. They should have never gone down this particular marketing route. All it does is beg the consumer to compare the two devices, in which case, right or wrong, the Surface is likely to win.

You won't give up on this one, will you? That's 3 times I've seen you attack Apple with this ad, and those are only the ones I've seen in the treads I've viewed. Give it a rest, will ya?!

Fuck this godamn "real" computer shit, it's a childish way to divide the population into two groups: the superior people (which *always* happens to be the one *you* are in, how convenient right?, is those who use "real" computers) and the inferior ones (everyone else, those who use "toys"). It's a stupid fucking willy waving contest, just stop it, it's beyond childish and so totally tribal and Manichean, you should all laugh at anyone that tries to make such a stupid characterisation.

You are never superior for the device you use or prefer, neither are you inferior, it's horses for courses and my choice is mine and yours is yours, and what works best for the person who uses it is the best one, whether you call it a fucking computer or a device or a tablet, it's just a name and this game is like children on a playground hurling insults at each other.

It's like watching a bunch of children argue whether a pencil or a pen is the best note taking tool.

Grow the fuck up.

I'm really hoping they don't abandon the mini, I love mine. Although it's less used since I got my 6+, it's still a perfect size for certain things, especially reading PDFs (which I can't read on my phone and my Air is too large to hold comfortably while reading). A pen added to the mini would be my ideal, allowing markup in documents with a tool that isn't my clumsy imprecise finger.

Having a big iPad in the smaller 10.5" model (as some have posited), now that's also very interesting, I love the bigger screen, but can't justify the additional bulk or heft, so still prefer my Air on the go, but that new model would absolutely be something to tempt me. Can't wait to see what they release!

chia said:

wozwoz said:

Not really interested in any of this. Who cares? Slightly bigger, smaller. 

How about a new Mac Pro ... now you have my attention! Only 3 years and counting between serves

Then why click on an article about potential new iPads if your interest is in a new Mac Pro?

It's like being at MacRumors years ago when the last MP was getting a bit long in the tooth, every single thread was hijacked by "Mac Pro now!" posters, so fucking annoying, like the unrelenting pestering of unruly children.

jSnively said:

iqatedo said:

Has the ignore list gone? Please, no, the hundreds I had on my list I do not want back.

Ignore lists were added back in tonight. We have not yet gotten around to importing old ignore lists, and I honestly am not sure if we will. I suspect most people only have a handful or so of ignored users, so it won't be that big of an issue for most.

You can edit your ignore list here, or you can ignore any individual user from their profile page by clicking the little person icon in the top-right next to the message icon and selecting ignore. NOTE: this will hide their POSTS completely. It will not stop you from seeing that they have the most recent post in a thread or they were quoted or anything like that.

LOVE the ignore list!

Is it possible to remove the "max 5" restrictions on the ignore list, please?! There have been so many trolls and MR-wannabes added recently, restricting the ignore list to 5 max is definitely reducing the fun of the forum.<sigh>