The irony of this is that Apple markets their new machines for musicians but the recording industry still doesn’t properly support Apple silicon two years into the transition. So many plugins and audio interfaces still require Rosetta to run properly it’s almost a joke. Most musicians don’t use logic or garageband. And to be fair, I don’t think I can blame the audio companies for the delay in supporting Apple silicon natively. They were forced to make the move to Intel in 2006 in much the same way. Apple seems to have no respect for their users or their 3rd-party developers. Shareholders and the almighty dollar win out. No surprise there.
This is your last OS update though. 11 months from now your 2019 will be dropped for new features.
Yup. So I have another year to think about what I want to do next. Longer, actually, since we both will probably get security updates for another couple of years. Frankly, unless I’m forgetting something, I haven’t used a single new “feature” that Apple has offered over the past two or three years.
Before the end of 2024. At least in Europe. The common charger law also applies to keyboards and mice.
I don’t deem it anything. I just want something that looks awesome. Professional, powerful. I don’t want what looks like a kids toy
Your straw man sprung a leak.
The "major" decision I was referring to is the one you mentioned, namely deciding to release new iMacs that don't come with USB-C peripherals, which would mean new mouse, new keyboard, new trackpad plus changes to the iMac itself inside and out, so use whatever adjective you prefer.
But only to NEW keyboards & mice. The existing one can be sold as long as it's not changed. "Regardless of their manufacturer, all NEW mobile phones... {etc} will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port"
I've got the M1 iMac and it's a really fantastic machine. I have a 27" 5k iMac on my desk at work that doesn't get as much use - the M1 experience is amazingly better.
It’s better to give everyone laptops - that way nobody needs to be fixed to a desk.
MBP plus StudioDisplay is 6—7K, more if you go for a MaxAS. This is iMacPro-pricing, the 5K, which was plenty fine for AdobeCC, Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, some AfterEffects etc... was 4K with solid specs. If you take that x30, it matters. And it might make some CFO decide to opt for Windows-Machines. And not everyone wants to take his work home. I'd agree that there is a market for a 27"/32"-form factor with M3, M3Pro, maybe M3 Max, somewhere between Mini and Studio and as an alternative to MBP. If it were a lite and small and sexy as the iMac24 is, I would love to see some of those machines on our desks :-D
There are two reasons for the confusion. The iPad’s forced transition to USBC—that will cause some necessary awkwardness, but it’s temporary. And the fact that Apple delayed the release of the cheaper USBC Pencil. Had everything remained Lightning and had Apple released the cheaper Pencil at the same time as the (flagship) Pencil 2, then it would have been clear that Apple was simply offering two tiers—a more expensive fully featured Pencil, and a cheaper less featured Pencil.
You’re definitely entitled to your set of values. But different people have different values, and I don’t think it’s great to belittle those who don’t share yours.
