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Seems pretty obvious that some future Macs will have touch screens or larger iPads will run MacOS. I’d buy a Surface Studio style iMac in a heartbeat.

robaye 6y ago
This was my thought too.
fsflover 6y ago
Sounds like you are speaking about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_convergence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_convergence.
ryukafalz 6y ago
I was really hoping they'd announce a $500 touchscreen lapdock for iPhones with a mounting arm that used MagSafe. Turn iPhones into Macs. It'd be the slickest lapdock I can think of. Not expecting them to, but maybe one day.
alwillis 6y ago
Seems pretty obvious that some future Macs will have touch screens or larger iPads will run MacOS. Probably not. Apple has said they've prototyped touch screen Macs and from a UI/UX perspective, it doesn't really work. They've recently downplayed touchscreen Mac talk recently [1]. What Apple has shown is iPadOS becoming more like macOS, supporting a keyboard and a mouse instead of the other way around. I have a 2-in-1 Surface on loan and it's not particularly good at being a laptop or a tablet because of the design tradeoffs that have to be made. Apple is unlikely to make such a device unless there's some kind of UI/UX breakthrough. [1]: https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/12/apple-touchscreen-mac-interview/ https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/12/apple-touchscreen-mac-intervi...
- toast0 6y ago
  Apple also said they weren't going to make a phone while they were working on a phone. A denial by Apple doesn't mean much (in either direction).
  - alwillis 6y ago
    That was the gamesmanship of Steve Jobs nearly 15 years ago. He didn't say we prototyped phones and there's nothing we can add to them. Again, not to rule anything out but I wouldn't hold my breath.
partiallypro 6y ago
I honestly feel like they won't do this for one simple reason: Why sell one devices when you can force consumers to buy two? Apple is keen on somehow making customers buy more things, more accessories, etc. They aren't the biggest company in the world for nothing. They say it's some fridge and microwave whatever excuse, but the real reason is money. The M1 chip itself lowers their costs by almost $3B.

robaye 6y ago

This was my thought too.

fsflover 6y ago

Sounds like you are speaking about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_convergence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_convergence.

ryukafalz 6y ago

I was really hoping they'd announce a $500 touchscreen lapdock for iPhones with a mounting arm that used MagSafe. Turn iPhones into Macs. It'd be the slickest lapdock I can think of. Not expecting them to, but maybe one day.

alwillis 6y ago

Seems pretty obvious that some future Macs will have touch screens or larger iPads will run MacOS. Probably not. Apple has said they've prototyped touch screen Macs and from a UI/UX perspective, it doesn't really work. They've recently downplayed touchscreen Mac talk recently [1]. What Apple has shown is iPadOS becoming more like macOS, supporting a keyboard and a mouse instead of the other way around. I have a 2-in-1 Surface on loan and it's not particularly good at being a laptop or a tablet because of the design tradeoffs that have to be made. Apple is unlikely to make such a device unless there's some kind of UI/UX breakthrough. [1]: https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/12/apple-touchscreen-mac-interview/ https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/12/apple-touchscreen-mac-intervi...

toast0 6y ago
Apple also said they weren't going to make a phone while they were working on a phone. A denial by Apple doesn't mean much (in either direction).
- alwillis 6y ago
  That was the gamesmanship of Steve Jobs nearly 15 years ago. He didn't say we prototyped phones and there's nothing we can add to them. Again, not to rule anything out but I wouldn't hold my breath.

partiallypro 6y ago

I honestly feel like they won't do this for one simple reason: Why sell one devices when you can force consumers to buy two? Apple is keen on somehow making customers buy more things, more accessories, etc. They aren't the biggest company in the world for nothing. They say it's some fridge and microwave whatever excuse, but the real reason is money. The M1 chip itself lowers their costs by almost $3B.