New Apple Announcements?

[commodorejohn]

Who gives a shıt?

[commodorejohn]

It's funny how many people consider "I personally do not use optical media" and "nobody uses optical media" to be synonymous.

[commodorejohn]

The positive thing is that you *won't* have to shell out this extra cash if you don't have those needs, as opposite to a tower where everyone must pay for this stuff because it's included in the package and no way around it!

Far from everyone (probably very few actually) will need optical drives, additional PCIe cards or replace the GFX card. Ever.

Wasn't that the entire point behind having two separate product lines, one fully expandable and the other not? Now the Pros are just iMacs with no screen and a heavier-duty CPU. Stupid.

For sure it will. Streamlining and integration has been the trend for years, and even on x86 the peripheral controllers are moving into the CPU chip, for example.

Peripheral controllers are moving into the CPU because those peripheral controllers are an integral part of the PC architecture. Expandability isn't being compromised in the slightest by that.

I think this design will function as a role model and a source of inspiration even for the PC industry (that is really in a crisis right now).

God, I hope not.

[commodorejohn]

hence, the forum 'Other Operating Systems'.  Sheesh, can't you people read?

It plays a lot differently coming from an official site admin account rather than a regular member (or even one of the mods.) Calls up bad memories of site owners stirring up the CUSA flamewars to boost traffic and making advertising threads for friggin' headphones...