Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac Mini

Re:Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac... by smacktoward on Monday August 20, 2018 @03:39PM (#17803177)

Apple does have one fairly unusual pro-level use case, which is that you need to have a macOS machine if you want to develop iOS applications. Having a relatively low-cost (i.e. under $1,000) macOS machine you can plug into an existing monitor and keyboard makes iOS development easier to get into for people and companies who aren't already 100% Apple-focused. A reasonably spec'ed updated Mac Mini would fill that niche nicely.

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Re:Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac... by slivym on Monday August 20, 2018 @04:07PM (#17803444)

Just a different form factor for the new macbook without a display, maybe $700?

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Re:Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac... by dvfjsdhgfv on Monday August 20, 2018 @04:23PM (#17803602)

> Apple does have one fairly unusual pro-level use case, which is that you need to have a macOS machine if you want to develop iOS applications.

Which is a completely artificial requirement and it's a shame people are forced to patch VMvare just to run macOS, sometimes just for the final stages before uploading the app to the App Store.

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