“There have been rumors about Apple working on an updated Thunderbolt display since the iMac got its new, sleeker redesign in 2012,” Rene Ritchie writes for iMore. “There were rumors of 4K versions that never shipped. Rumors of Retina 5K versions and DCI-P3 color space versions following the iMac updates in 2014 and 2015. Rumors that all Apple was waiting on was next-generation DisplayPort 1.3 support from Thunderbolt and Intel. So far, though, that’s all we’ve gotten: rumors.”
“Now, as WWDC 2016 approaches, we’re getting rumors again,” Ritchie writes. “But with Thunderbolt 3 and Intel punting on DisplayPort 1.3, it’s unclear how or even if Apple could connect such a display.”
Thunderbolt and Intel have had their chances. Generations of chances,” Ritchie writes. “They’re starting to lose a step. Meanwhile Apple is uniquely positioned to charge ahead.
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MacDailyNews Take: Wouldn’t a modern high res Apple display be a nice present for the pros at WWDC?! Almost as nice as an updated Mac Pro!