Not really apologetic
I just discovered that Parallels v12 has a really nice feature, namely to stop Windows from doing updates except for a predetermined period. Brilliant! It’s also a sad testament to what Microsoft has done when it comes to respect for the user’s time and work.
Just watched the Apple computer event and it was really boring. All they presented were Macbook Pros. No Mac Pro, no iMac, no mini, nothing. Oh, and no Apple display.
The message I got from all this, and from the connectivity on the new Macbook Pro, is that Apple thinks that the Macbook Pro, in combination with the new LG 5k displays, actually can do the job of the iMac and the Mac Pro. That you don’t really need anything else. Or rather, that they can’t be bothered with it all anymore. Even during the ostentative computer event, they couldn’t keep from gushing about the iPhone instead. They’re simply bored with computers.
The Air is clearly on it’s last leg. The cheapest Macbook will cost substantially more than the Air when it’s gone, which to me means that schools won’t be able to afford them any longer. So that leaves, what? Lenovo and Dell?
It feels like the end of an era. I wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft is the new Apple. Just look at the Surface Studio.
Interesting review by Allen Cobb. This doesn’t bode well for Windows. Sooner or later I will have to see it for myself.
Why Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Loves What Steve Ballmer Once Despised | WIRED
(Via KimN.)
Now, what if MS became the server supplier for Apple’s devices (OSX and iOS)? Apple doesn’t seem to want to be in that business, and IBM is doing something else.