Apple is surely laser-focused now on next week's WWDC, but it did take a moment for a rare swipe at a rival, and it seems to have made some harsh choices about Apple Vision Pro.
T'wasn't really the night before Christmas, but every day now feels like it because we're so close to WWDC and that all-important opening keynote. Just imagine it: once that's happened, we will finally know everything about iOS 27, and be looking instead to September's iPhone launch.
But for now, all eyes are on WWDC and that means every eye that can is finding out details. Such as the possibility that the new macOS 27 will be called Big Bear.
We'll get used to it. If we have to.
Otherwise, it's been a surprisingly busy week for Apple news about the more distant future. Reports say that incoming CEO John Ternus has been making decisions about the Apple Vision Pro that might be sensible, but won't be popular with its users.
And then forget reports, rumors, or leaks, there was one undeniable fact this week. Apple ran another ad about privacy on the iPhone, and for easily the first time in a decade, it actually criticized a rival.
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Links from the show:
- Short-sighted: John Ternus behind Apple Vision project refocuses
- Black Apple Vision Pro rumors stoked by even more photographs
- Longtime leaker joins others in saying Apple Glasses won't arrive until late 2027
- Slimmer & lighter Apple Vision Pro is at least two years away
- Like Apple Watch at start, Apple's smart glasses plan will challenge the entire industry
- The last visionOS 26 review: Apathy about Apple Vision Pro on display
- A naming hint for Apple's macOS 27 may be hiding in plain sight
- Latest Apple privacy on iPhone ad takes direct shots at Chrome
- Apple TV's 'Prehistoric Planet' brought extinct animals to life with custom instruments
- iPhone Fold's wide screen means iPad's Split View is a necessity
- Sketchy iPhone Fold production issue guesswork won't prevent a September launch
- Possible iPhone Fold prototype shown in new image
- 40 members of Congress take Towson union's side in letter to Apple's CEO
- Apple doubling-down on on-device AI at WWDC 2026
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