By the time this issue lands, Apple will have hopefully blown our minds with some new hardware for 2021. Using my Magic 8–Ball (and, maybe, by reading popular internet news sites and Twitter feeds that are usually pretty reliable) I “predict” that Apple will release a 14–inch and 16–inch MacBook Pro and an all–new iMac and iMac Pro, sporting a next–gen version of the M1 chip (possibly M2?) with way more power to suit, and a total redesign of its exterior. I’m thinking a virtually bezel–less display, slab sides, and flat at the back rather than the conventionally curved design of old. Which gets me thinking: At what point does Apple’s design language get phased out, replaced with pure, unemotive functionality? (Some might say it’s already happened.) I can well imagine an iMac in 2030 that’s just a floating screen — superior in terms of practicality, but lacking that Apple “magic” that visually sets its products apart from the rest of the competition. Sure, a future version of macOS will probably be awe–inspiring, but if the hardware doesn’t stir the soul, then surely it’s game over for the product design team? Maybe this is why Jony Ive left — to get out before there was nothing left for him to do.