Forget about new M2 Macs until 2023, Gurman says.

Apple would decide not to release new Macs until the end of this year., despite rumors that we’ll see 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros with the M2 chip in November. As reported by Mark Gurman of bloombergthose from Cupertino will only update their computer catalog at some point in the first quarter of 2023; maybe in March.

The aforementioned journalist points out that Apple decided to combine the release of updated laptops with the second generation of Apple Silicon with the launch of macOS Ventura 13.3, which is expected to reach users between February and March along with iOS 16.3.

As for the reason for the delay in getting information about the new Mac M2s, Gurman didn’t give too many details. It only mentions that Apple did plan to launch them this fall – probably in November, as it did in 2021 – but eventually abandoned the opportunity. In addition, he mentions that both Tim Cook and Luca Maestri hinted at a change of plans during the presentation of financial results for the last quarter.

In that sense, the California-based company’s CEO mentioned that its end-of-the-year party catalog is “done.” While the CFO was even more candid in this regard: “We have a very difficult comparison with last year, in which we launched […] of our newly redesigned MacBook Pro with M1. Therefore, we expect Mac’s year-on-year revenue to drop substantially during the December quarter.” So it goes without saying that new Mac M2s will be expected until 2023.

In the fourth fiscal quarter, Macs were a big figure in Apple’s finances. Although the iPhone has again become the main source of income for the people of Cupertino, computer sales increased by 25% compared to last year. This unit therefore contributed $11,500 million of the $90,146 million received in the quarter.

The new Mac M2 will wait until March

If the decision to delay the launch of new Mac M2s is upheld, this will not affect only 14 and 16′ MacBook Pro‘. Let’s not forget that Apple has also been working on updating the Mac Mini for a long time to also equip it with the second generation of Apple Silicon.

Similarly, look forward to the expected upgrade of the Mac Pro to a family of computers with its own chip. Apple would already be testing it with a monstrous hardware configuration, although it could debut in March 2023. Let’s not forget that those from Cupertino would have had a version with the M1 chip ready, but they would have abandoned it in order to focus on the M2.

Let’s see if Apple silence is called until the end of the year and makes us wait until 2023 to see the new Mac M2. It is worth noting that a few hours before the publication of Gurman’s report, a rumor appeared on a South Korean blog. Vessel He also mentioned that the launch of the next generation of 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros will be delayed until next year.

In the meantime, new from Apple was the launch of the new iPad Pro M2 and the tenth generation iPad.. Striking in this regard was the fact that Cupertino chose not to hold a large-scale event, but to announce it through press releases.