The touch-screen MacBook Pro isn’t going to cannibalize iPad sales. There’s no tablet mode, no Apple Pencil support and no radically different form factor. If anything, Apple has made the Mac and iPad more complementary. But the company should be thinking much bigger about their
Power On: Apple finally delivered the touch-screen MacBook Pro but it missed a chance to be revolutionary (here’s why I’m excited regardless) bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
Also in Power On: Apple is planning a wave of iPad updates in the first half of 2027, including a new model, OLED iPad Air and a faster iPad Pro with a vapor chamber. Don’t expect new iPad launches in the second half of the year.
Also in Power On: New in Power On: Apple allocated roughly 80% of its initial iPhone Duo inventory to walk-in sales during launch weekend, leaving just 20% for launch-day deliveries and scheduled pickups. That helps explain the subpar preorder experience.
Apple is charging $400 extra for touch, OLED and Dynamic Island on the new MacBook Pro. The non-touch versions are sticking around for now, but I’d be surprised if Apple keeps developing two separate high-end MacBook Pro lines for much longer. Convergence seems inevitable.
Power On: Apple finally delivered the touch-screen MacBook Pro but it missed a chance to be revolutionary (here’s why I’m excited regardless) bloomberg.com/news/newslette…