That would be seen as a total fake out machine then and would accelerate a shift of creatives to Windows.
I don’t think apple would abandon Mac Pro 2019 so fast… this might all be moot and we’ll see Thunderbolt on these Apple Processor systems too. It is true that Intel is certifying non-Intel platforms form the first time… They’re saying this is the box you need for dev only. I don’t think they have the answer yet for external usage. going to piss off a huge portion of their customer base that they will lose forever. It doesn’t make a lot of sense… but if they do dump Thunderbolt…. Yep, that’s why it doesn’t seem to make sense. Not licensing… but harder to do Thunderbolt outside a Intel chipset/processor system. Maybe it’s just a licensing issue with these developer units.
This is bad on multiple multiple levels and means going to have a major exodus to PC / Windows unless there are some really amazing capabilities that somehow Apple singlehandedly pulls off that the entire Intel / AMD / Nvidia / et etc etc universe doesn’t have better options for. Would Apple sacrifice speed for convenience and standardization? USB doesn’t work with TB unless has that ‘section’ added. Thunderbolt 3/4 ports work with all USB C types (3.1g1 and later) It’s not an appeasement… it’s an abandonment. Thunderbolt 3 and upcoming 4 and likely forward use C connection…. Or just going to standardize USB-C with all Macs and iOS devices in the future to appease European/world markets. Maybe they are still negotiating something for TB4. I wonder how much it is because Intel is out of the picture for the chips. If production units have TB3 absent – that’s going to frost things over imho Ports on the unit include a pair of USB-A ports at 5Gbps, and a pair of USB-C ports at 10Gbps. It will be supported by 16GB of memory and a 512GB SSD for storage. The Developer Transition Kit consists of a Mac mini enclosure containing an A12Z system-on-chip. if thunderbolt 3 also out – the pros will be out in droves Or what external ports in general – was thinking….
So – anyone get info / know if that Mac mini development unit thunderbolt 3 on it?
He grabs his iPhone with his non-grill-tong-wielding hand and takes a look. He hears a muted “ping” sound and feels a slight vibration in his pocket.
The grill is open, and he is alone, tending to roughly two dozen bratwurst. There is a light summer rain coming down, and we see a damp blog editor standing on the deck behind his residence. We pick up the story roughly 6 hours after the conclusion of Apple’s WWDC 2020 Keynote address.