Tencent Technology News In mid-2017 development conference, Apple released two hardware external, namely the smart speaker HomePod, and high performance desktop iMac Pro.Apple has announced that smart speakers will be postponed until next year to market.
Today, iMac Pro is still no new news, foreign technology media questioned, this product is most likely the same bounce.
iMac is Apple's traditional desktop integrated computer, and iMac Pro is Apple's high-end integrated computer products introduced by Microsoft, its hardware configuration and performance is very strong, the main face of the enterprise market, the initial price of up to 5,000 US dollars.
When the product was released, Apple said the unit would be sold in December.
CNET reported that the strange thing to the outside world is that Apple's high-end all-in-one iMac Pro has not heard any progress since June.
CNET pointed out that it is questionable whether the Apple iMac Pro can be put on sale in 2017.
Just recently, foreign developers through the operating system code speculation that the iMac Pro machine may use a coprocessor to complete some of the voice assistant Siri features.
In recent years, Apple has put major energy and resources on its smartphones. Long-standing lack of substantive upgrades of desktops, tablets and laptops have been questioned by many old users.
Apple has lost the motivation for R & D and upgrades to rival innovations such as the iPad Pro, a hybrid tablet introduced by Microsoft that mimics the new product category defined by Microsoft Surface Pro , Apple even imitated the introduction of the past era of Steve Jobs extremely opposed stylus accessories.Microsoft iMac Pro, also mimic Microsoft's high-end innovation in one machine.
For the user's complaints, Apple CEO Cook said on many occasions that Apple did not give up notebooks, desktops and other areas, the future will still be arranged to upgrade, but these positions are more Cook's slightly empty 'Anmin notice', the lack of Specific actions and product time to market.
According to foreign media reports, Apple bounced on the smart speaker, one reason is that this year's most important hardware product iPhone X appeared insufficient capacity, users have to wait for three or four weeks so now Apple is working to solve the iPhone X The supply problem, do not want to let another new hardware products decentralized Apple's energy.
In addition to the supply, iPhone X users have reported a series of quality issues, such as touch failure in cold weather, green lines on the left and right sides of the screen, and the inaccurate positioning of GPS at high speeds. Also need to solve these problems by software upgrade or emergency contact parts suppliers.