Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows

Tech-wise, this is earth-shattering news:

Microsoft and Canonical partner to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10

It’s the complete Ubuntu userspace, native, alongside Windows 10. Not emulation, not a VM, not HyperVisor. Native binaries. 

Apple needs to seriously step up their MacOS game, immediately. I can’t be the only one who’s looked over some recent PC hardware, jealous of cost, design, features or whatever, but then walked away because a  computer without POSIX-based GNU Coreutils was not a computer I could use for work. This announcement appears to change all of that. 

I’m really looking forward to trying this, it feels like it’s been a long time since something really any really innovating, surprising technology was unveiled. 

Amazing job Satya, this really is a completely new and different Microsoft. 

You’re move Apple.

Hoping for a new MacBook Pro

While rumors about new MacBooks have been quiet leading up to Monday’s event, I’m still holding out hope Apple will announce something. Current MBPs were last updated over 300 days ago.

Here’s what I expect we’ll see – Monday, or whenever Apple announces something:

• Updated form factor, thinner and lighter, probably in gold, space-gray and silver
• Faster, Skylake CPUs with  much more powerful graphics cards.
• HDMI 2, so we can connect to external HiDpi (retina) displays
• Low-profile keyboard (for good or bad) same as on the portable MacBook
• Force-touch, non-mechanical trackpad (again, for good or bad)
• 32 GB maximum RAM
• 1 TB SSD drives
• USB 3 and ThunderBolt 3 ports, possibly USB-C ports as well

Most of those features have been available on various PCs for a few months. Apple is behind. That said, none of this is particularly revolutionary and I’m also hoping to be surprised by some unexpected new feature.

I also expect Apple will kill off the MacBook Air by thinning the MBP form-factor and making the MacBook more powerful.