A user on reddit put it like this
>Apple used to be focused on making their devices better, now they're just focused on making them even thinner.
Think that is really accurate.
>Apple used to be focused on making their devices better, now they're just focused on making them even thinner.
Think that is really accurate.
Like all products, they can be improved and compromising decisions had to be made during the design phase, but I find this Medium think piece really lacking in perspective and context.
And already a generation behind on the CPU front
>lighter (kinda important in a laptop)
Great, as long as the trade offs are reasonable (not convinced that they are)
>have better graphics
Yet still woeful in comparison to similarly priced machines from other vendors and, of course, OSX is a terrible gaming platform
>a new screen that is much better
Good
>etc, etc, etc...
What are those exactly? I can't think of anything to fill in the gaps, and we can certainly argue that taking away common interfaces is a bad move and the toolbar is little a gimmick.
Graphics are not only for gaming. Id say the Radeon cards they choose seem reasonable for the Macbook Pro line, pending further testing.
Lots of "etc": Much better sound, larger and more comfortable trackpad, faster memory and SSD, jump to Thunderbolt 3, better microphones...
Argue away, I think TouchBar is far from being a gimmick.