mpw_amherst

repressthis said:

Wonder if the full range of iMac color options were ever on the table for the new Air? Maybe it all had to be scaled down when faced with a failure of supply chain with China’s zero tolerance lockdown policy? I think I would have rather enjoyed what we saw in mockups. 

Agreed. I was hoping for a yellow Air next to my blue iMac. I find the colours on Apple devices hit and miss and inconsistent. I can understand them wanting to launch new colours and variations but the shades across, arguably similarly marketed segments, are wildly different - say iMac, iPad Air, iPhone 13. If you wanted devices all in matching blue you'd not get it but very different palettes and effects; if you wanted to mix and match different colours then one would be a pastel shade, another a dark, almost muddy colour and then the last more a primary shade. At the least I'd like some colour consistency across lines: bright primary/pastel shades - consumer device; darker, more muted colours for Pro. But it's just not uniform like that.

I'm really looking forward to this revision. The thing that I most hope, and that isn't always mentioned as a definite for this release, is a focus on weight. I still have my 12" Macbook, which is my favourite form factor Mac laptop I've ever had. I find the m3 limiting on occasions but have held off repeatedly buying an Air because even the small weight increase is noticeable if you're lugging it around everywhere - about an additional 25%. If they could keep it at 1kg or below but with all the rest I will be buying. Also, I'd never been much troubled by the butterfly keyboard issues in my first 12" Macbook but my current machine has just comeback from having its 3rd keyboard replacement. I will look forward to seeing the back of that.

rob53 said:

mpw_amherst said:

Anyone else seeing it as macOS Monterey 12.0.1 in system prefs?

Nothing wrong with that, just means it added a last minute patch.

I know that just wasn’t in the report and wanted to be sure I was getting the final RC after turning off beta downloads rather than an issue meaning I was seeing the first public beta of 12.0.1

Anyone else seeing it as macOS Monterey 12.0.1 in system prefs?

I loved it and am hugely disappointed Apple cancelled it. I think it was their most literary piece so far. The first couple of episodes were fine but felt not hugely different from other shows. But as it evolved I thought it was wonderfully thoughtful: I thought it examined the difficulties being a man today, without the usual what-aboutery or comparison with women - it focused entirely on the problem at hand; I also thought it gently explored the disillusionment and lack of opportunities for a generation who probably won’t have it as good as their parents, with insecure employment and lack of human contact - particularly in the life of his housemate. But it wasn’t without hope or a sense of redemption. I thought the relationship with the mother particularly well done and her exasperation at his negativity, seemingly born of his anxiety, was at the same time loving. As part of the generation born since the 80s I recognise this anxiety and negativity and am unsure whether it’s a recent development or one only more pronounced than previously. However, I thought the show touched on this and many other things lightly but humanely. And also, chiefly, addressing that universal disappointment as we mature of life not being as cracked up to be as we fall short of our hopes and dreams. It felt a real passion piece. I finished the first season last night, deeply moved, and looking forward to more. Am truly sad Apple has cancelled it.