<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><br></div><div> I agree with a lot of <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-D352B10CC5CC06503AC53982D5866EB5" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: sjvn" data-pwa-suggestions="sin~sun~son~swan~skin" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="sjvn" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">sjvn</pwa>'s prediction in his recent <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-A8ABCB160BF03C66B7F9ACFCDD429D35" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: ComputerWorld" data-pwa-suggestions="Computer world" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="ComputerWorld" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">ComputerWorld</pwa> piece, but I have a difference about <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-52BCFD95E015C7A2147C10D9BF1C165C" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: MacOS" data-pwa-suggestions="MACOSA~JACOS~MARCOS~Macov~Machos" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="MacOS" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">MacOS</pwa> still flourishing in 2025.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> The way I read the tea leaves, <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-FA97A7301D9277B40C4FC139807FA2EB" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: MacOS" data-pwa-suggestions="MACOSA~JACOS~MARCOS~Macov~Machos" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="MacOS" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">MacOS</pwa> will exit stage right before then. Gone, gone, gone. Apple is no longer a computer company. </div><div>They changed their name 10 years ago from Apple Computer to Apple. That, dear friends, was a foreshadowing.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> Their future focus will be on electric cars and other new tech we can't imagine yet (but they can). </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-E31CA328B57B24E004593F319659BD2E" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: MacOS" data-pwa-suggestions="MACOSA~JACOS~MARCOS~Macov~Machos" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="MacOS" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">MacOS</pwa> might continue to live in the cloud, as a service, <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-11147D74C872C360AE1D76D035FEA741" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_190" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by using: like" data-pwa-suggestions="like" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="along the lines of" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">along the lines of</pwa> <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-40CC6CD7A46BBE261C2046EC894C472E" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: Macincloud" data-pwa-suggestions="concealed" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="Macincloud" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">Macincloud</pwa>.com</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> And your $10,000 iMac Pro? You can try selling it on eBay for $750, but you might not get that much for it.</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_POST__"> <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-3CE68295B9406589DA04ADCFAD2B8949" data-pwa-rule-id="MISSING_END_PUNCT_CE" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="Possible missing end punctuation" data-pwa-suggestions="phil." data-pwa-heavy="true" data-pwa-dictionary-word="phil" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">phil</pwa></div><div data-marker="__SIG_POST__"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__SIG_POST__">Consider this, too. Why would Apple cede the video editing market to <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-2AC6B9E6265A4B352218DA6B36712EEE" data-pwa-rule-id="UNNECESSARY_COMMA_CE" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="Possible unnecessary comma" data-pwa-suggestions="Adobe" data-pwa-heavy="true" data-pwa-dictionary-word="Adobe," class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">Adobe,</pwa> when they came out with Final Cut Pro X? Because they wanted to <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-1AEBE1B633F801D4FF2E6FE9DD1F6901" data-pwa-rule-id="END_PUNC" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="Missing punctuation" data-pwa-suggestions="wean." data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="wean" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">wean</pwa></div><div data-marker="__SIG_POST__">their pro clients off their own platform <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-C0A6A1A6EE829689B865C5542FD610EA" data-pwa-rule-id="EM_DASH_DOUBLE" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="Do you want to use an em-dash here?" data-pwa-suggestions="—" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="--" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">--</pwa> to make it less jarring when they pull the plug.</div><div data-marker="__SIG_POST__"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><div><pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-FD05440A6771186431B8A250115E012F" data-pwa-rule-id="EM_DASH_DOUBLE" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="Do you want to use an em-dash here?" data-pwa-suggestions="—" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="--" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">--</pwa><br>Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com<br>http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/<pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-350AB9714ADB9BCB1CCF49350C86EBE7" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: briefbio" data-pwa-suggestions="brief bio" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="briefbio" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">briefbio</pwa>.html<br>http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro<br>http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories<pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-35B8643DA8A3BF559655E77D3C0A4EA1" data-pwa-rule-id="WHITESPACE" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="The punctuation mark '.' may require a space after it. Consider adding the space." data-pwa-suggestions=". " data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="." class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">.</pwa>menu.html<br><br>"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>"Learning happens thru gentleness."<br></div><div><span style="color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-family:'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'arial' , sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )">"We <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-0E3AEBA96B890ECC2F6D1F1F7A4B7486" data-pwa-rule-id="CAPITALIZATION_CE" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="Possible capitalization mistake" data-pwa-suggestions="Must" data-pwa-heavy="true" data-pwa-dictionary-word="must" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">must</pwa> reinvent a future free of blinders so <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-2496168E31A001A21F81F964E55EB229" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_1514" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by removing this" data-pwa-suggestions="(omit)" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="that " class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">that </pwa>we can choose from real options." David <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-5A7EBD1497B413748ABEDADF1E3817A8" data-pwa-rule-id="END_PUNC" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="Missing punctuation" data-pwa-suggestions="Suzuki." data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-dictionary-word="Suzuki" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">Suzuki</pwa></span><br style="color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-family:'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'arial' , sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"></div></div></div></body></html>