Apple Reportedly Delays Launch of MacBook Pros Featuring OLED Displays

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 Apple has reportedly decided to postpone the release of MacBook Pros with OLED Panels, likely due to a recent decline in sales of the MacBook Pros.

Over the past two quarters, MacBook sales have experienced a significant decrease of nearly 50%. In response, Apple has chosen to delay one of the most anticipated upgrades to the MacBook Pros, namely the introduction of OLED display panels.

It's worth noting that the decline in sales is not exclusive to Apple computers alone. The entire PC industry has been adversely affected by this sudden and substantial sales slump. Chromebooks have been hit particularly hard, while other PC manufacturers have also struggled.

Reports from Korean media outlet TheElec suggest that Samsung's plans for investing in Gen-8 OLED panels will also be put on hold, as Apple would have been one of the major customers for these panels.

Apple, along with other technology companies, has been making adjustments to their plans in recent months, often cancelling, delaying, or halting certain projects due to the prevailing "macro-economic" conditions.

At ThoughtsUnboxed, we believe that these large corporations need to take a step back and compare their current performance with their pre-pandemic performances. It is important to acknowledge that the circumstances during the COVID-19 era cannot be considered normal or sustainable when evaluating performance using any metric.

In the meantime, MacBook fans will have to find solace in the mini-LED panels available in the current MacBook Pros, as the expected launch of the MacBook Pro with OLED panels is now anticipated to take place sometime in 2027.

 

Sources: 

TheElec

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