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Apple’s major MacBook Pro overhaul is reportedly ‘slightly’ delayed due to supply chain shortages
Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro with OLED displays, Dynamic Island, touchscreen capabilities, and M6 chips faces a slight launch delay into early 2027 due to industry-wide memory and storage component shortages, pushing back a previously expected late 2026 announcement. This delay impacts enterprise refresh cycles and IT procurement planning, while Apple may mitigate supply constraints by positioning the new model as a premium variant at higher price points, potentially creating a two-tier MacBook Pro strategy. Technology leaders should prepare for extended hardware upgrade timelines and budget adjustments, particularly for organizations planning major MacBook deployments in their capital planning cycles.
A lot of us are impatiently awaiting the next-generation of MacBook Pro, which is expected to feature a bevy of updates including a new OLED display with Dynamic Island cutout, a touch screen a la iPad and iPhone, and the more powerful M6 Pro and M6 Max chip. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is today reporting in his newsletter that Apple is facing some production issues due to the industry-wide memory shortages. Supply constraints mean that the MacBook Pro launch is slightly delayed, and possibly won’t arrive until early next year. more…