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Well, yeah, that's Apple's standard hardware upgrade cycle.

Breaking – iPhone 13 expected to get upgraded this year with upgraded chip, more features.

Not for the Intel machines. MacBook Pro got at least a CPU bump about every 12-18 months, but machines like the Air, Mini or Mac Pro could go several years without any update at all. https://infonewt.com/apple-release-patterns/#macbook-pro

Exactly. A yearly bump for all the computers like they currently do for the phone would be a huge improvement.

The first batch of M1 machines were released in Nov 2020. Assuming the refresh happens later this year that's still a 1.5-2 year cycle, similar to the old Macbooks.

Plus, even the Intel Macbooks that didn't always get flashy marketing or design updates still had their processors bumped up behind the scenes pretty frequently.

It would be nice if it was upgradable. Then it wouldn't end up in a landfill.

If it still works the 2nd hand market for macbooks is hot.

That could be because they're highly sought after, or it could be because there are so few of them that didn't end up in a landfill.

Updates don’t mean that we should expect to trash the existing computer and buy this year’s model. It’s like cars, new models come out each year but most people don’t trade in every year.

The 2013 Mac Pro went 6 years without an update. 2013 to 2019.

Spoiler: It will be the best iPhone they've ever made

I thought that the previous one was the best

And YOU will LOVE it

Or basically the same chips, slightly faster but changed just enough to exploit the human need for 'new'. But fuck the earth, there's a new iphone.

I wished it was.

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