Canceling culture has gone too far this time. In an unexpected turn of events, MacBooks are canceled until further notice.
Writing to the Forbes taxpayer network and the Center for the Advancement of Performative Outrage, Brooke Crothers says: “Apple just killed the MacBook as we know it: ‘Don’t buy a Mac’ is good advice – MacBook Pro , MacBook Air On Hold. “(Antlers tip to Shawn King.)
Macalope wants you to marvel for a moment at that headline. It says the same thing in three different ways, all designed to scare you off nonsense. It is a triple cone of blazzlefrozzle with sparks of exaggeration.
And in case it wasn’t hyperbolic enough, the lede says it for the fourth time:
This week Apple killed the MacBook until further notice.
So what burning nonsense is this?
Apple expressed it as a “transition” away from Intel, but the net effect is the same: any Intel-based MacBook Pro or MacBook Air you buy from here on out is finally dead in the water.
The Macalope has news for you: any laptop you buy or have bought will finally be dead in the water. And not just because you shouldn’t put laptops in the water.
I would offer this as a rough analogy: would you buy a Windows phone? Yes, it will work and run some apps, but it is a dead platform …
As for rough analogies, that one will open a hole in your colon that a truck could drive through. Microsoft stopped active development on Windows 10 Mobile three years ago and the platform was declared end of life in early 2020. Apple is still developing Intel-based Macs and they will be compatible for years.
Crothers quotes PCWorld’s Gordon Mah Ung, who says “… even if Apple doesn’t throw Intel-based Macs overboard as fast as it did with PowerPC Macs, optimizations won’t flow as fast as it will be a legacy platform “
Is this something you should consider? Of course. But guess what, breaking news, breaking news: there will always be something faster later. And another equally valid consideration is how long it will take for developers to even take advantage of new processors. If you average it, you’re likely to get better performance from a new Intel Mac in the years to come, as you’re using your older, older one until the Arm unit you want appears.
I could be wrong. But then again, he might be right.
Those … would be both options, yes.
That doubt alone kills the deal.
Everyone knows that if there is any doubt, you do nothing. This is the way. Only make decisions when all things are known.
Of course.
Actually, it’s a little more nuanced than that. Apple has said that the first Arm-based Macs will be shipped later this year, and Ming-Chi Kuo believes the first will be the MacBook Pro. Adults can make their own decisions based on this information. There are no absolutes.
