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Thoughts on the 2015 Gold MacBook?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1690782"><p>I love the MacRumors guys, but on a product that has *NEVER BEEN* refreshed before, they are purely and completely *GUESSING* about when it is due to for a refresh, they don't *KNOW* anything more than you or I do about where it is in its "cycle" (ask any Mac Pro owner about these predictions, for example!). Could happen, but Apple *TENDS* to refresh Macs very sporadically -- not regularly like iPhones. Two of the big factors that generally prompt a refresh:</p><p></p><p>1. Sales are dropping off because the competition is killing them on some aspect. That's certainly not happening in this case.</p><p></p><p>2. A new bit of technology has come out that Apple feels the product MUST have in order to compete, like a much faster processor or new technology from Apple. Again, that's not happening in the case of the MacBook. Whereas it *is* happening with the MBAs, so I think we'll be seeing an upgrade of them before we see a new Retina MacBook.</p><p></p><p>I agree with everything else you say above, but in this particular case the MacRumor guide is not a reliable source, since the MacBook is a completely new product (and already has every technology Apple will be bringing to the rest of its Mac lineup over time).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1690782"] I love the MacRumors guys, but on a product that has *NEVER BEEN* refreshed before, they are purely and completely *GUESSING* about when it is due to for a refresh, they don't *KNOW* anything more than you or I do about where it is in its "cycle" (ask any Mac Pro owner about these predictions, for example!). Could happen, but Apple *TENDS* to refresh Macs very sporadically -- not regularly like iPhones. Two of the big factors that generally prompt a refresh: 1. Sales are dropping off because the competition is killing them on some aspect. That's certainly not happening in this case. 2. A new bit of technology has come out that Apple feels the product MUST have in order to compete, like a much faster processor or new technology from Apple. Again, that's not happening in the case of the MacBook. Whereas it *is* happening with the MBAs, so I think we'll be seeing an upgrade of them before we see a new Retina MacBook. I agree with everything else you say above, but in this particular case the MacRumor guide is not a reliable source, since the MacBook is a completely new product (and already has every technology Apple will be bringing to the rest of its Mac lineup over time). [/QUOTE]
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