Above Avalon Episode 176: The Mac Earned a Diploma

The Mac is seeing momentum by being true to itself instead of trying to be something that it’s not. With a transition to Apple Silicon, the product category is now benefiting from lessons Apple learned from more popular devices aimed at the mass market. As the Above Avalon podcast enters its seventh season, episode 176 is dedicated to discussing the Mac’s Apple Silicon and what may come next for the Mac. Additional topics include the Apple Silicon transition being akin to a graduation for the Mac, the Apple Innovation Feedback Loop, and overlap between the iPad Pro and Mac portables.

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Links:

The Mac’s Graduation

Estimating the Number of Mac Users

Estimating the Number of iPads in Use

Estimating Total Number of iPhone Users

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Above Avalon Episode 163: A Revolution on the Wrist

In addition to being a sales success, the Apple Watch has ushered in a paradigm shift in computing. In episode 163, Neil discusses how the Apple Watch is fundamentally changing the way we use technology. Additional topics include paradigm shifts, Apple Watch sales, Apple’s new Apple Watch Connected initiative, stationary smart speakers as extensions of existing products, and Neil’s new framework for recognizing paradigm shifts in computing. Receive Neil’s analysis and perspective on Apple throughout the week via exclusive daily updates (2-3 stories per day, 10-12 stories per week). Available to Above Avalon members. To sign up and for more information on membership, visit AboveAvalon.com/membership.   

Links:

Apple Watch and a Paradigm Shift in Computing (Above Avalon weekly article)

Above Avalon Episode 118: Apple Watch Is a Bridge to the Future (Above Avalon podcast)

Apple Watch Unit Sales and Installed Base Calculations (Above Avalon daily update)

The Grand Unified Theory of Apple Products (Above Avalon weekly article)

A Stationary Smart Speaker Mirage (Above Avalon weekly article)

Product Vision: How Apple Thinks About the World (Above Avalon report)

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Apple Podcasts

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The complete Above Avalon Podcast episode archive (163 episodes) is available here.

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Neil Cybart (host/producer)

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Above Avalon Members