New high-end Macs at WWDC?

Wait. What?

Author

Leander Kahney
June 01, 2023

There’s a lot of new stuff expected at next week’s WWDC, including a groundbreaking headset and the biggest consumer notebook Apple’s ever made: a 15-inch MacBook Air.

And now there’s a new rumor that Apple will debut a pair of high-end Macs running its M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips.

Wait, what?

What about the Mac Pro? Is this Apple’s new alternative strategy instead of updating its most professional machine? Could be. Read the details here.

Also in today’s newsletter:

  • Stealing a bit of Apple’s thunder, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta just announced a $500 VR headset to compete with whatever Apple unveils next week.

  • Get your free WWDC-themed wallpapers here.

  • Apple is slowly adding more and more state-issued IDs to the Wallet app, but when will your state get on the bandwagon?

  • Mifa’s hybrid leather-and-silicone band is a super-nice addition to your Apple Watch. Get yours from the Cult of Mac Store.

  • Unlike me, most of this newsletter’s readers love Ted Lasso and are sad to see the end of the hit show — see the poll results below. (Good riddance, I say!)

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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