Don’t fret, my little poppies. I know you want a new MacBook Pro, with one of Intel’s sexy new Core iX mobile processors fused to its circuit board cerebellum. Uncle Steve says not to worry. Literally. But reading between (or below, or above) Steve Jobs’ sole line of text commenting on the matter, it’s easy to guess that a hardware fresh of the MacBook line is coming soon.
According to MacRumors, MacBook Pro shipments have “abruptly” become constrained, which generally points to an imminent refresh.
Even better, one of their readers wrote to Mr. Jobs directly, expressing concerns about Apple’s recent focus on the iPad and the lack of news about MacBook Pro refreshes.
I recognise the need for secrecy etc but I am really losing heart in the lack of vision for the MBP and Mac Pros. Not expecting a response but as someone who has personally switched dozens of people onto the mac way this is a sad email for me to compose.
To this maudlin complaint, Jobs played the world’s smallest violin on one hand while typing this reply into his iPhone with the other.
Not to worry.
If you’re in the market for a new laptop, you might want to start saving up your lunch money.
