This is true, but relatively insignificant. Things in tech don't tend to evolve smoothly and predictably.
I think anyone who remembers the 'Do not buy the 2015 MBP, Skylake is right around the corner and it will bring such improvements you should definitely wait' knows that it's senseless to tell people to wait for Apple to release a 16 incher with 10nm processors if they want a new laptop.
There's multiple reasons why: 10nm higher powered chips are not ready and we all know about how much Intel is struggling with 10nm, Apple's release cycle is rather unpredictable, what if the switch to ARM is next year, should we wait longer...?
Something "Newer, Better, Shinier" is always around the corner and unless it's very close to release or the current product has genuine flaws, it makes little sense to wait.
The post started with “For those who are not in a hurry to upgrade.”
I found the post informative and useful, with details that I hadn’t been aware of.
I found the rebuttals to it to be dismissive and full of obvious well known information and anecdotes that did not bear repeating in a forum like this one where we are well aware of the nature of incremental technology advances.
I think anyone who remembers the 'Do not buy the 2015 MBP, Skylake is right around the corner and it will bring such improvements you should definitely wait' knows that it's senseless to tell people to wait for Apple to release a 16 incher with 10nm processors if they want a new laptop.
There's multiple reasons why: 10nm higher powered chips are not ready and we all know about how much Intel is struggling with 10nm, Apple's release cycle is rather unpredictable, what if the switch to ARM is next year, should we wait longer...?
Something "Newer, Better, Shinier" is always around the corner and unless it's very close to release or the current product has genuine flaws, it makes little sense to wait.