328: Secure, But Terrible

This week Jason embraces the iPhone 12 mini and then reboots his complaints about Apple's focus on Mac security leading to bad user-experience issues. Then we consider the future, as we interpret early reports about new Apple Watch, iPad, and MacBook Pro models for 2021.

This week Jason embraces the iPhone 12 mini and then reboots his complaints about Apple's focus on Mac security leading to bad user-experience issues. Then we consider the future, as we interpret early reports about new Apple Watch, iPad, and MacBook Pro models for 2021.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. The Seventh Annual Upgradies – Nomination Form Rich Greenfield's Tweet Quinn's iPhone 12 mini Tweet Rogue Amoeba’s apps updated for M1–with a catch – Six Colors Rogue Amoeba | Installing ACE on M chip-based Macs Kuo: iPhone 12 demand strong, new form factor Apple Watch and MacBooks in late 2021 - 9to5Mac Kuo: Redesigned MacBooks With Apple Silicon to Launch in Second Half of 2021 - MacRumors Kuo: Mini-LED iPad and AirPods 3 Coming First Half of 2021 - MacRumors Mini-LED M1 MacBook Pro and Mini-LED iPad Pro Models Coming First Half of 2021 - MacRumors Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter: macOS as an App “We are giddy”—interviewing Apple about its Mac silicon revolution | Ars Technica Apple Fitness+ Promotion Ramps Up as Launch Approaches - MacRumors Transcript: Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi and John Ternus on the state of Apple’s pro Macs | TechCrunch Jason Snell on Twitter: Discussion on the ARM transition