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The title here is misleading (there's no 2022 in the linked page). The joke is that this was released in 2016 when the new MBP with the touch bar came out, and
by matthewowen 5y ago
The title here is misleading (there's no 2022 in the linked page).
The joke is that this was released in 2016 when the new MBP with the touch bar came out, and was reviewing the _previous_ version as an improvement over the new one.
I feel like people are missing the joke here for lots of reasons, but the addition of 2022 to the title here contributes.
- smarx007 5y ago"There's even speculation that Apple may refresh its antiquated Mac Pro and desktop macs, neither of which have been updated since their release in 2022." So, the fictional review is set in 2022 or later. Edit: I should watch The Curious Case of Benjamin Button :)
- matthewowen 5y agoNo, it's meant to be moving backwards in time, so 2022 is in the past. I realize that this isn't how Benjamin Button works. It's not the perfect concept. I can't believe I'm actually spending time typing this explaining how this kinda cheap joke someone else wrote works and acknowledging the weaknesses of it, but here we are.
- allturtles 5y agoYes, it's actually like Merlin, not Benjamin Button.
- mandevil 5y agoNo, this is Benjamin Button: the gimmick is he is traveling backwards in time. So when he says "since 2022" in 2016, he is living in 2016 having just lived through the period 2022->2016 in that order. So this was a prediction, in 2016, that the Mac Pro and desktop macs would not be touched by Apple between 2022 and 2015. Pity he didn't mention the pandemic. Could have been a useful warning to everyone.
- jms703 5y agoYeah, I think this flew over everyone's heads. The date of the article is at the bottom.