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… Then in April of this year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who frequently writes about unannounced developments in the Apple space, said Apple had intended to launch a MacBook Pro with a touchscreen display at the end of 2026 or in early 2027 , and that the "later end of the time timeline" was more likel… …
… However, Apple has since rolled out sweeping price hikes on its hardware, including the MacBook Neo, which now starts at $699 instead of $599. …
… While a single-color launch might frustrate some consumers, it kind of lines up with how Apple historically treats generationally significant, ultra-premium hardware categories. Devices like the original Apple Watch Ultra and the Vision Pro similarly debuted with singular, hyper-focused choices. …
… The hardware rumors sound like something Apple would spend years perfecting before letting it near a store shelf, which, fittingly, is exactly what has happened. …
… Logically, it should have better hardware, i.e. drivers and batteries. …
… While Intel is not releasing any laptops of its own, the new chips arm Intel's hardware partners with more affordable silicon to compete against Apple's aggressive entry into the lower-cost laptop market. …
… And I do think it's Intel and AMD that NVIDIA is competing with in the laptop market, not Apple, at least not directly. Apple users are going to buy Apple hardware, and there's not much room to pull them away. …