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Why the Mac, not Apple Vision Pro, was the real hero of WWDC

I get it. You’re excited and/or angry about the $3,500 headset Apple might sell you next year if you’re in the right country. It’s worth getting excited about. But in terms of real-world, right-now impact, the surprise winner of the Worldwide Developers Conference 2023 keynote in early June was…wait for it…the Mac!

I would never have imagined it, but it’s true: Apple’s Mac announcements were huge news, despite being overshadowed by shiny future products and platforms that won’t let anyone do anything until 2024.

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While I’m acting all contrarian, let me double down. The most announcement wasn’t the upgraded  or the , the final piece of the Apple silicon puzzle. It was the humble .

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