CultCast #278 - Apple reveals their Mac plans… on purpose!

This week:

• Apple just revealed their future Mac plans… on purpose!  It’s unprecedented, and we’ll unpack it all for you.
• Apple promises an all-new “rethought” Mac Pro and Apple display.  
• Why the Mac Pro failed.
• Apple’s plans to make the Mac “Pro” again.
• New Pro-level iMacs coming this year.
• Leander reviews the top-secret new Sonos speaker Erfon’s couldn’t talk about.
• Erfon reviews a clever  Watch stand that Buster hates but true Mac fans will love!

 

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On the show this week

  

@erfon / @bst3r / @lkahney

Steve Jobs Introduces the very first Mac Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72MsGZQA8Q

 

Apple building all-new, modular Mac Pro and external display

http://www.cultofmac.com/474799/apples-mac-pro-is-now-even-faster-all-new-model-coming-next-year/

 

Apple brings faster Intel Xeon chips, better GPUs to the Mac Pro

http://www.cultofmac.com/474823/apple-brings-faster-intel-xeon-chips-mac-pro/

 

2017 iMacs will bring spec bumps to woo power users

http://www.cultofmac.com/474843/new-imacs-way-will-target-power-users/

 

Apple pushes the reset button on the Mac Pro

https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/04/apple-pushes-the-reset-button-on-the-mac-pro/

 

Sonos’ new Playbase speaker

http://amzn.to/2oPQFwz

 

You’ll love this vintage Mac  Watch stand!

http://amzn.to/2oPJrbJ

 

Meet Eddie, The Eagle

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/03/05/09/17446C1A000005DC-0-image-m-14_1457171012331.jpg