In the final episode of
The MacRumors Show for 2023, we take a look back and evaluate Apple’s year as a whole.
The year kicked off in January with an unusual array of hardware releases consisting of the
relaunch of the HomePod alongside the release of the
M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pros, as well as the
M2 and M2 Pro Mac mini. In May,
Apple announced Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for
iPad, extending its own professional-grade creative tools to its tablet users for the first time.
June was particularly eventful with the announcement of
iOS 17,
iPadOS 17,
watchOS 10, tvOS 17, and
macOS Sonoma at WWDC. Apple simultaneously
unveiled the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, a new
15-inch MacBook Air model, and updates to the
Mac Studio and
Mac Pro lines with the
M2 Ultra chip.
September marked the official release of the new operating systems and the
debut of the
iPhone 15 series,
Apple Watch Series 9, and
Apple Watch Ultra 2, alongside the
introduction of FineWoven as a new material for accessories, and the launch of
AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C. In October, Apple continued by
introducing the
Apple Pencil with USB-C, and somewhat unexpectedly
announced the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max MacBook Pros, as well as the M3
iMac at the end of the month.
November saw Apple
announce support for Rich Communication Services (
RCS). The year concluded with the release of
iOS 17.2, Aston Martin and Porsche
previewing the next-generation
CarPlay, and a notable legal development where sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 were briefly
banned in the United States.
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