This is Mac OSKIN.

Something from the making Stuff Up file, a story from the, what are they going to do with that category, and what we're hearing on Home Pod?

It's Monday, the 12th of February 2018. I'm Ken Ray and this is news from

Maco West Ken brought to you by yours truly and sponsored by Jampf now. Helping you set up, manage, and protect your

Apple devices on demand. Create your free account today at J-A-M-F-Jamp.com slash Maco-S-Ken.

This show is also supported by people like you, patrons through Patreon.

Find out more in that your support at Patreon. Find out more in your support at Patreon.com slash MacoS Ken.

Looking for reasons to be excited over Apple in 2018, how about we let Rosenblatt analyst

June Chang make some up for you? Okay, that's not fair. I feel fairly certain that he's hearing things from various folks

with me here on Apple Supply Chain. That said, remember how excited everybody got about

iPhone 10, how it was going to lead to a super cycle that ended up running neither as fast nor as hot as had

been anticipated. Yeah okay but that was... Not yesterday. This is tomorrow.

Maybe.

Barons has Jay-Z saying in a note,

with earnings behind this focus is quickly shifting

toward the next round of product launches later this year. behind this

focus is quickly shifting toward the next round of product launches later this year.

One thing from Apple for which Zhang is looking is an iPad pro with no bezel and

3D sensing for face ID, The way he sees it, such a device could help

accelerate the iPad upgrade cycle since the iPad hasn't seen a meaningful

industrial design overhaul in several years.

Perhaps to go along with that, or perhaps to go with that,

...