Chuck Joiner recently invited me to talk about Apple’s newly introduced Mac mini and MacBook Air, and the refreshed iPad Pro. Given the current circumstances in the world, is now the right time for these products to come out? I suggest it is, and I give my reasons. Here’s Part 1. I’ll link to Part 2 tomorrow.
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Space Javelin: Making sense of Apple’s new product announcements
In my latest appearance on the Space Javelin podcast, I sit down with Cap’n Charles to sort through Apple’s new products, talk about Apple Arcade, Sonos, and much more.
MacBook, Farewell But Not Goodbye
Apple has quietly laid the MacBook to rest following its July refresh of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. I don’t think this is goodbye to the MacBook, however. Just farewell for now. It wouldn’t surprise me at all to see it again before too long.
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About Those MacBook Pro keyboards
Apple recently acknowledged that some of its laptop users are having problems with their keyboards, almost three years after a new “butterfly” mechanism was introduced. It’s a product quality issue that has Apple users understandable upset, but it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Apple often designs for the user it wants, as opposed to the users it actually has.