Jul 29, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min · 13 segments
Apple has major plans for the Mac, starting this fall. On episode 993 of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about the upcoming touchscreen MacBook Pro, new chips, and the big hurdle that could influence…
Michael SimonHost
Jason CrossHostRoman LoyolaPanelist
[laughs] Um, all right, so before we talk about Macs, um, this morning, today is, uh, Tuesday, July 28th.
Uh, and this morning Apple announced its, uh, rumored, what it was, it was only rumored last week.
We, we talked about it last week, but last week a rumor came out that Apple was gonna come out with a new upgrade program, and today it came out.
Um, it's called Apple Upgrade, which makes sense, and it's essentially a leasing program.
And you can lease an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch Um, just real quick, I'll run down just, like, the overview, and then we'll talk about it.
Uh, 12 or 24-month lease for iPhone or Apple Watch, 24 or 36-month lease for iPad or Mac.
Um, the prices vary depending on h- on what you're getting because the price of the thing varies.
After 12 payments, you could upgrade if you wanted to, otherwise you pay it off and it's yours.
Like, like, for example, the MacBook Air is, is $25 a month, which is about 900 bucks-ish, so you're getting it for a little less, but you don't own it.
At the end of the term, you can either choose to buy it for the remainder of the price, the original purchase price minus what you've paid so far, or you can upgrade, which is why it's called Apple Upgrade, 'cause Apple expects everyone to say, "Well, I don't want this anymore.
Is that what the upgrade price is? Is it, is it the original purchase price? Like-
[laughs] Um, all right, so before we talk about Macs, um, this morning, today is, uh, Tuesday, July 28th.
Uh, and this morning Apple announced its, uh, rumored, what it was, it was only rumored last week.
We, we talked about it last week, but last week a rumor came out that Apple was gonna come out with a new upgrade program, and today it came out.
Um, it's called Apple Upgrade, which makes sense, and it's essentially a leasing program.
And you can lease an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch Um, just real quick, I'll run down just, like, the overview, and then we'll talk about it.
Uh, 12 or 24-month lease for iPhone or Apple Watch, 24 or 36-month lease for iPad or Mac.
Um, the prices vary depending on h- on what you're getting because the price of the thing varies.
After 12 payments, you could upgrade if you wanted to, otherwise you pay it off and it's yours.
Like, like, for example, the MacBook Air is, is $25 a month, which is about 900 bucks-ish, so you're getting it for a little less, but you don't own it.
At the end of the term, you can either choose to buy it for the remainder of the price, the original purchase price minus what you've paid so far, or you can upgrade, which is why it's called Apple Upgrade, 'cause Apple expects everyone to say, "Well, I don't want this anymore.
Is that what the upgrade price is? Is it, is it the original purchase price? Like-
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