Apple Has Received More Online Orders for New MacBook Pro Than Any Previous Generation

While giving interview to The Independent, Apple marketing Chief Phil Schiller said that the company has received a lot of orders for the new MacBook Pro than its previous Gen-MacBook Pros. He said:

And we are proud to tell you that so far our online store has had more orders for the new MacBook Pro than any other pro notebook before. So there certainly are a lot of people as excited as we are about it.

Schiller said the early criticism and debate about the new MacBook Pro has been “a bit of a surprise” to him, but said “that’s cool” and common for new Apple products. He attributed the response to a “passionate” customer base.

You may be surprised after knowing that how vocal the critics are?

To be fair it has been a bit of a surprise to me. But then, it shouldn’t be. I have never seen a great new Apple product that didn’t have its share of early criticism and debate — and that’s cool. We took a bold risk, and of course with every step forward there is also some change to deal with. Our customers are so passionate, which is amazing.

We care about what they love and what they are worried about. And it’s our job to help people through these changes. We know we made good decisions about what to build into the new MacBook Pro and that the result is the best notebook ever made, but it might not be right for everyone on day one. That’s okay, some people felt that way about the first iMac and that turned out pretty good.

Schiller says that this MacBook Pro is the best Notebook that is ever made. He said:

I hope everyone gets a chance to try it for themselves and see how great the MacBook Pro is. It is a really big step forward and an example of how much we continue to invest in the Mac. We love the Mac and are as committed to it, in both desktops and notebooks, as we ever have been.

Moreover, He said that the basic L shape is the basic difference between Tablets and Notebooks but various companies are hiding the difference between the products. He said:

You have a surface that you type down on with your hands, with a screen facing you vertically. That basic orientation, that L shape makes perfect sense and won’t go away. The team came up with this idea that you can create a multi-touch surface that’s coplanar with the keyboard and the trackpad but brings a whole new experience into it, one that’s more interactive, with multi-touch.

Apple has a belief about the difference between the Mac and iOS, here is the one example of how these products remain distinct.

It’s core to the identity and the experience you get. But iOS doesn’t have a menu at the top. It never will. The thought of pointing at a menu at the top of an iPhone feels wrong.

If you made the Mac a touchscreen you’d have to figure out how to make it a good experience with your finger on a touchscreen. Trust me, we’ve looked at that — it’s a bad experience. It’s not as good or as intuitive as with a mouse and trackpad.