The MacBook Pro, IMO, should never come with apologies or caveats. For the $1,799+ involved, and the a name written on the box and below the display, it should be about nothing but performance. That doesn't mean it has to be a bulky, ugly chunk of 1996-era laptop design...we know Apple is well beyond that.
But those truly making a living with their Mac in fields that demand that sort of horsepower, they're not looking for fashion statements or Thinnest Notebook on the Planet™ bragging rights. They're just not. Apple has spent years believing otherwise, IMO.
Over these past 7-9 years, Apple has been so squarely focused on the dancing, social media-using and selfie artisans.
And that's fine...those people buy phones and computers too.
But they should never forget, or abandon, the crowd that brought them to the dance. The users and industries that stuck with them and championed the platform through the lean, uncertain years. And sometimes, sadly, they do. We've all seen it, on the hardware and software front over the years.
I know that market isn't as glamorous and fun as the dancing, social media-using and selfie artisan crowd, but is Apple not big enough to serve/accommodate both? Their new round digs would seem to suggest "yes".
Maybe with their own in-house stuff, we're about to see a return to form in a way they just couldn't get from Intel for whatever reason? That would be nice.
Apple can do trendy youth
and seasoned, serious professionals. And all points in between.