Re: Any thoughts on the future of MacBook Pros in light of this WWDC?

2021-06-12 Thread Yuma Decaux
I bet you the macbooks will arrive as an announcement over september or 
october, that's usually when hardware news arrives.



> On 9 Jun 2021, at 11:18 am, Herbie Allen  wrote:
> 
> I came across this just now: 
> https://www.imore.com/xcode-may-have-just-leaked-new-intel-based-mac-pro?utm_source=im_tw_medium=tw_card_content=76102_campaign=social
> 
>> On Jun 7, 2021, at 16:54, maurice mines  wrote:
>> 
>> Good afternoon, the only thing about this morning's presentation that very 
>> much concerns me is that it appears that Mac OS Monterey it's very much 
>> going to be designed for the M1 chip. This means that if one Hans a Machine 
>> based on the Intel chip that things might not work as intended in the 
>> beginning. In other words if it's the match that's clearly going to be 
>> designed for the new processor. If one is running the owner processor there 
>> may be some challenges.
>> 
>> My largest concern however yes how are they going to implement directional 
>> sound to match up with hearing aids didn't use that directional information. 
>> Because right now hearing aid accessibility definitely has something to be 
>> desired. I am curious to see  how while this new feature Will help, or 
>> hinder those of us who we are, and must use hearing aids?
>> 
>> The other thing is I thought I read somewhere, that's safari may get some 
>> accessibility improvements. Again Proof must be in the pudding. Another 
>> words beta testing buy blame people this year ABC critical. And I certainly 
>> will a very much involved in this endeavor because of being deafblind, and 
>> also having a written expression disorder," dyslexia of writing”. These are 
>> just my thoughts.
>> 
>> I hope everyone House OK Great rust of the day.
>> 
>> Maurice mines.
>> 
>> PS I have beta tested either the phone, or my MacBook or at least the last 
>> five or six years. One thing I will never do after last year's fiasco, it's 
>> better test new version of watchOS and less Apple pleasures in writing do 
>> not remove voiceover from any better. Finally whenever I mention that I am a 
>> braille user I get the constant comment but we don't no very many people who 
>> use braille. My only thought here is how do they think we read and write? 
>> Just some food for thought. Considering that an education and outside of 
>> education they still think that less than 20% of us actually read and/or 
>> right, are used braille. This is a very sad commentary.
>>> On Jun 7, 2021, at 2:13 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Guys,
>>> 
>>> I hope this note finds all of you staying safe and healthy and doing well.  
>>> I'm’ writing because my wife and I just finished reading the highlights 
>>> from the WWDC and were disappointed to see nothing about a new MacBook Pro 
>>> to go with the upcoming Mac OS Monterey.  Considering that a new iMac came 
>>> out just recently, and further considering that it’s been a while since the 
>>> 16 inch MacBook Pro got any love, I’m wondering if any of you have any 
>>> opinions on how long the current 16 inch machine will remain the flagship 
>>> of the MacBook line.  
>>> 
>>> Personally, I can’t imagine that sighted users won’t want state of the art 
>>> hardware in a 16 inch form factor because they believe in screens and so 
>>> on.  If I’m wrong,… oh well.  
>>> 
>>> While we don’t necessarily think in visual terms about stuff like this.  
>>> This list comprises a group of the most Mac savvy people I know and I’d be 
>>> interested if you’d be willing to share your opinions on what the future 
>>> holds for laptop hardware in Mac land.  
>>> 
>>> I should get around to saying that my wife and I haven’t upgraded our Mac 
>>> hardware since we bought a Mac mini for me and a 27 inch iMac for her  in 
>>> 2010.  We haven’t been able to upgrade the OS on that hardware in years, 
>>> (10.12.6,) and we just want to avoid buying new hardware that will, itself 
>>> be frozen in, say, one OS upgrade.  See the problem?
>>> 
>>> All of you may decide not to express an opinion on any of this.  But I’D be 
>>> grateful for any thoughts you’d be willing to share.  
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kevin
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: Any thoughts on the future of MacBook Pros in light of this WWDC?

2021-06-08 Thread Herbie Allen
I came across this just now: 
https://www.imore.com/xcode-may-have-just-leaked-new-intel-based-mac-pro?utm_source=im_tw_medium=tw_card_content=76102_campaign=social

> On Jun 7, 2021, at 16:54, maurice mines  wrote:
> 
> Good afternoon, the only thing about this morning's presentation that very 
> much concerns me is that it appears that Mac OS Monterey it's very much going 
> to be designed for the M1 chip. This means that if one Hans a Machine based 
> on the Intel chip that things might not work as intended in the beginning. In 
> other words if it's the match that's clearly going to be designed for the new 
> processor. If one is running the owner processor there may be some challenges.
> 
> My largest concern however yes how are they going to implement directional 
> sound to match up with hearing aids didn't use that directional information. 
> Because right now hearing aid accessibility definitely has something to be 
> desired. I am curious to see  how while this new feature Will help, or hinder 
> those of us who we are, and must use hearing aids?
> 
> The other thing is I thought I read somewhere, that's safari may get some 
> accessibility improvements. Again Proof must be in the pudding. Another words 
> beta testing buy blame people this year ABC critical. And I certainly will a 
> very much involved in this endeavor because of being deafblind, and also 
> having a written expression disorder," dyslexia of writing”. These are just 
> my thoughts.
> 
> I hope everyone House OK Great rust of the day.
> 
> Maurice mines.
> 
> PS I have beta tested either the phone, or my MacBook or at least the last 
> five or six years. One thing I will never do after last year's fiasco, it's 
> better test new version of watchOS and less Apple pleasures in writing do not 
> remove voiceover from any better. Finally whenever I mention that I am a 
> braille user I get the constant comment but we don't no very many people who 
> use braille. My only thought here is how do they think we read and write? 
> Just some food for thought. Considering that an education and outside of 
> education they still think that less than 20% of us actually read and/or 
> right, are used braille. This is a very sad commentary.
>> On Jun 7, 2021, at 2:13 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>> 
>> Guys,
>> 
>> I hope this note finds all of you staying safe and healthy and doing well.  
>> I'm’ writing because my wife and I just finished reading the highlights from 
>> the WWDC and were disappointed to see nothing about a new MacBook Pro to go 
>> with the upcoming Mac OS Monterey.  Considering that a new iMac came out 
>> just recently, and further considering that it’s been a while since the 16 
>> inch MacBook Pro got any love, I’m wondering if any of you have any opinions 
>> on how long the current 16 inch machine will remain the flagship of the 
>> MacBook line.  
>> 
>> Personally, I can’t imagine that sighted users won’t want state of the art 
>> hardware in a 16 inch form factor because they believe in screens and so on. 
>>  If I’m wrong,… oh well.  
>> 
>> While we don’t necessarily think in visual terms about stuff like this.  
>> This list comprises a group of the most Mac savvy people I know and I’d be 
>> interested if you’d be willing to share your opinions on what the future 
>> holds for laptop hardware in Mac land.  
>> 
>> I should get around to saying that my wife and I haven’t upgraded our Mac 
>> hardware since we bought a Mac mini for me and a 27 inch iMac for her  in 
>> 2010.  We haven’t been able to upgrade the OS on that hardware in years, 
>> (10.12.6,) and we just want to avoid buying new hardware that will, itself 
>> be frozen in, say, one OS upgrade.  See the problem?
>> 
>> All of you may decide not to express an opinion on any of this.  But I’D be 
>> grateful for any thoughts you’d be willing to share.  
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
>> 
>> 
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Re: Any thoughts on the future of MacBook Pros in light of this WWDC?

2021-06-08 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Generally, WWDC never announces new hardware, it is all about the software. The 
primary exception is when a completely new architecture like  what happened 
last year.  Even then the hardware announced was specifically aimed at 
developers and was leased to developers, not sold.
 
Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn



> On Jun 8, 2021, at 08:37,   
> wrote:
> 
> I think too Apple is facing chip shortages as are most other companies and 
> may just not be able to deliver the quantity they would want. The other 
> factor may be that they are just not ready to update the 16 model quite yet 
> as that group are heavy profetionals and they maybe trying to get a even more 
> powerful chip. This is why listening to rumors is okay but should be taken 
> with a grain of sault.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com  On 
> Behalf Of Kevin Gibbs
> Sent: Monday, June 7, 2021 5:13 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> 
> Subject: Any thoughts on the future of MacBook Pros in light of this WWDC?
> 
> Guys,
> 
> I hope this note finds all of you staying safe and healthy and doing well.  
> I'm’ writing because my wife and I just finished reading the highlights from 
> the WWDC and were disappointed to see nothing about a new MacBook Pro to go 
> with the upcoming Mac OS Monterey.  Considering that a new iMac came out just 
> recently, and further considering that it’s been a while since the 16 inch 
> MacBook Pro got any love, I’m wondering if any of you have any opinions on 
> how long the current 16 inch machine will remain the flagship of the MacBook 
> line.  
> 
> Personally, I can’t imagine that sighted users won’t want state of the art 
> hardware in a 16 inch form factor because they believe in screens and so on.  
> If I’m wrong,… oh well.  
> 
> While we don’t necessarily think in visual terms about stuff like this.  This 
> list comprises a group of the most Mac savvy people I know and I’d be 
> interested if you’d be willing to share your opinions on what the future 
> holds for laptop hardware in Mac land.  
> 
> I should get around to saying that my wife and I haven’t upgraded our Mac 
> hardware since we bought a Mac mini for me and a 27 inch iMac for her  in 
> 2010.  We haven’t been able to upgrade the OS on that hardware in years, 
> (10.12.6,) and we just want to avoid buying new hardware that will, itself be 
> frozen in, say, one OS upgrade.  See the problem?
> 
> All of you may decide not to express an opinion on any of this.  But I’D be 
> grateful for any thoughts you’d be willing to share.  
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin
> 
> 
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RE: Any thoughts on the future of MacBook Pros in light of this WWDC?

2021-06-08 Thread josephlhodge
I think too Apple is facing chip shortages as are most other companies and may 
just not be able to deliver the quantity they would want. The other factor may 
be that they are just not ready to update the 16 model quite yet as that group 
are heavy profetionals and they maybe trying to get a even more powerful chip. 
This is why listening to rumors is okay but should be taken with a grain of 
sault.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com  On 
Behalf Of Kevin Gibbs
Sent: Monday, June 7, 2021 5:13 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 

Subject: Any thoughts on the future of MacBook Pros in light of this WWDC?

Guys,

I hope this note finds all of you staying safe and healthy and doing well.  
I'm’ writing because my wife and I just finished reading the highlights from 
the WWDC and were disappointed to see nothing about a new MacBook Pro to go 
with the upcoming Mac OS Monterey.  Considering that a new iMac came out just 
recently, and further considering that it’s been a while since the 16 inch 
MacBook Pro got any love, I’m wondering if any of you have any opinions on how 
long the current 16 inch machine will remain the flagship of the MacBook line.  

Personally, I can’t imagine that sighted users won’t want state of the art 
hardware in a 16 inch form factor because they believe in screens and so on.  
If I’m wrong,… oh well.  

While we don’t necessarily think in visual terms about stuff like this.  This 
list comprises a group of the most Mac savvy people I know and I’d be 
interested if you’d be willing to share your opinions on what the future holds 
for laptop hardware in Mac land.  

I should get around to saying that my wife and I haven’t upgraded our Mac 
hardware since we bought a Mac mini for me and a 27 inch iMac for her  in 2010. 
 We haven’t been able to upgrade the OS on that hardware in years, (10.12.6,) 
and we just want to avoid buying new hardware that will, itself be frozen in, 
say, one OS upgrade.  See the problem?

All of you may decide not to express an opinion on any of this.  But I’D be 
grateful for any thoughts you’d be willing to share.  

Thanks,
Kevin
  

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Re: Any thoughts on the future of MacBook Pros in light of this WWDC?

2021-06-07 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi Kevin,

For your general information, WWDC stands for World wide Developers conference. 
 Therefore, the primary focus at WEDC is usually on software, not hardware.  
That being said, there have been a few instances when hardware was introduced 
at WWDC.  Just because I love to share useless information along with more 
beneficial info, the last few hardware items introduced at WWDC have since been 
discontinued.  That is, the full-size HomePod, the iMac Pro and the 10.5” iPad 
Pro.  Basically, that means nothing other than bad luck, although superstitious 
people may think otherwise.

All that being said, the MacBook Pro is here to stay for quite a while in my 
opinion.  If you can afford it, it’s a wonderful machine.

Later…


Tim Kilburn
Jamf Certified Tech
Apple Professional Learning Specialist
Apple Teacher
(with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

> On Jun 7, 2021, at 3:13 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
> 
> Guys,
> 
> I hope this note finds all of you staying safe and healthy and doing well.  
> I'm’ writing because my wife and I just finished reading the highlights from 
> the WWDC and were disappointed to see nothing about a new MacBook Pro to go 
> with the upcoming Mac OS Monterey.  Considering that a new iMac came out just 
> recently, and further considering that it’s been a while since the 16 inch 
> MacBook Pro got any love, I’m wondering if any of you have any opinions on 
> how long the current 16 inch machine will remain the flagship of the MacBook 
> line.  
> 
> Personally, I can’t imagine that sighted users won’t want state of the art 
> hardware in a 16 inch form factor because they believe in screens and so on.  
> If I’m wrong,… oh well.  
> 
> While we don’t necessarily think in visual terms about stuff like this.  This 
> list comprises a group of the most Mac savvy people I know and I’d be 
> interested if you’d be willing to share your opinions on what the future 
> holds for laptop hardware in Mac land.  
> 
> I should get around to saying that my wife and I haven’t upgraded our Mac 
> hardware since we bought a Mac mini for me and a 27 inch iMac for her  in 
> 2010.  We haven’t been able to upgrade the OS on that hardware in years, 
> (10.12.6,) and we just want to avoid buying new hardware that will, itself be 
> frozen in, say, one OS upgrade.  See the problem?
> 
> All of you may decide not to express an opinion on any of this.  But I’D be 
> grateful for any thoughts you’d be willing to share.  
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin
> 
> 
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Re: Any thoughts on the future of MacBook Pros in light of this WWDC?

2021-06-07 Thread maurice mines
Good afternoon, the only thing about this morning's presentation that very much 
concerns me is that it appears that Mac OS Monterey it's very much going to be 
designed for the M1 chip. This means that if one Hans a Machine based on the 
Intel chip that things might not work as intended in the beginning. In other 
words if it's the match that's clearly going to be designed for the new 
processor. If one is running the owner processor there may be some challenges.

My largest concern however yes how are they going to implement directional 
sound to match up with hearing aids didn't use that directional information. 
Because right now hearing aid accessibility definitely has something to be 
desired. I am curious to see  how while this new feature Will help, or hinder 
those of us who we are, and must use hearing aids?

The other thing is I thought I read somewhere, that's safari may get some 
accessibility improvements. Again Proof must be in the pudding. Another words 
beta testing buy blame people this year ABC critical. And I certainly will a 
very much involved in this endeavor because of being deafblind, and also having 
a written expression disorder," dyslexia of writing”. These are just my 
thoughts.

I hope everyone House OK Great rust of the day.

Maurice mines.

PS I have beta tested either the phone, or my MacBook or at least the last five 
or six years. One thing I will never do after last year's fiasco, it's better 
test new version of watchOS and less Apple pleasures in writing do not remove 
voiceover from any better. Finally whenever I mention that I am a braille user 
I get the constant comment but we don't no very many people who use braille. My 
only thought here is how do they think we read and write? Just some food for 
thought. Considering that an education and outside of education they still 
think that less than 20% of us actually read and/or right, are used braille. 
This is a very sad commentary.
> On Jun 7, 2021, at 2:13 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
> 
> Guys,
> 
> I hope this note finds all of you staying safe and healthy and doing well.  
> I'm’ writing because my wife and I just finished reading the highlights from 
> the WWDC and were disappointed to see nothing about a new MacBook Pro to go 
> with the upcoming Mac OS Monterey.  Considering that a new iMac came out just 
> recently, and further considering that it’s been a while since the 16 inch 
> MacBook Pro got any love, I’m wondering if any of you have any opinions on 
> how long the current 16 inch machine will remain the flagship of the MacBook 
> line.  
> 
> Personally, I can’t imagine that sighted users won’t want state of the art 
> hardware in a 16 inch form factor because they believe in screens and so on.  
> If I’m wrong,… oh well.  
> 
> While we don’t necessarily think in visual terms about stuff like this.  This 
> list comprises a group of the most Mac savvy people I know and I’d be 
> interested if you’d be willing to share your opinions on what the future 
> holds for laptop hardware in Mac land.  
> 
> I should get around to saying that my wife and I haven’t upgraded our Mac 
> hardware since we bought a Mac mini for me and a 27 inch iMac for her  in 
> 2010.  We haven’t been able to upgrade the OS on that hardware in years, 
> (10.12.6,) and we just want to avoid buying new hardware that will, itself be 
> frozen in, say, one OS upgrade.  See the problem?
> 
> All of you may decide not to express an opinion on any of this.  But I’D be 
> grateful for any thoughts you’d be willing to share.  
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin
> 
> 
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Any thoughts on the future of MacBook Pros in light of this WWDC?

2021-06-07 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Guys,

I hope this note finds all of you staying safe and healthy and doing well.  
I'm’ writing because my wife and I just finished reading the highlights from 
the WWDC and were disappointed to see nothing about a new MacBook Pro to go 
with the upcoming Mac OS Monterey.  Considering that a new iMac came out just 
recently, and further considering that it’s been a while since the 16 inch 
MacBook Pro got any love, I’m wondering if any of you have any opinions on how 
long the current 16 inch machine will remain the flagship of the MacBook line.  

Personally, I can’t imagine that sighted users won’t want state of the art 
hardware in a 16 inch form factor because they believe in screens and so on.  
If I’m wrong,… oh well.  

While we don’t necessarily think in visual terms about stuff like this.  This 
list comprises a group of the most Mac savvy people I know and I’d be 
interested if you’d be willing to share your opinions on what the future holds 
for laptop hardware in Mac land.  

I should get around to saying that my wife and I haven’t upgraded our Mac 
hardware since we bought a Mac mini for me and a 27 inch iMac for her  in 2010. 
 We haven’t been able to upgrade the OS on that hardware in years, (10.12.6,) 
and we just want to avoid buying new hardware that will, itself be frozen in, 
say, one OS upgrade.  See the problem?

All of you may decide not to express an opinion on any of this.  But I’D be 
grateful for any thoughts you’d be willing to share.  

Thanks,
Kevin
  

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