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As much as I think they should backtrack... is there any precedent of Apple backtracking?
by dyarosla 9y ago
As much as I think they should backtrack... is there any precedent of Apple backtracking?
- ahhhhhhhhhh 9y agoThey're currently working on a Mac Pro backtrack; moving from this super-powerful tube to something modular like previous Pros
- sangnoir 9y agoI wouldn't dare call such a thermally-compromised[1] computer "super-powerful" 1. http://www.anandtech.com/show/11245/apple-to-redesign-mac-pro-gpu-heat-a-concern http://www.anandtech.com/show/11245/apple-to-redesign-mac-pr...
- ahhhhhhhhhh 9y agoyeah I meant to put more emphasis on the locked-down tube aspect, but you're right
- marcins 9y agoSort of, they’ve effectively abandoned the trash can Mac Pro and are working on a whole new design: https://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives https://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives That’s the only real instance I can think of though!
- alsetmusic 9y agoThey removed the dual drive option on the Mac mini. The Mac Pro redesign has also been mentioned. I'm sure there are other (less notable) instances of backtracking that aren't occurring to me at the moment.
- peterbecich 9y agoThere was an iPod Shuffle model with buttons only on the headphone cable, and voice control. I believe the subsequent models were more conventional.
- bitwize 9y agoThe G4 Cube...
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