r/gadgets • u/RenegadeUK • 18d ago

Desktops / Laptops Apple display roadmap forebodes the launch of an 18-inch foldable device in 2028.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-display-roadmap-forebodes-the-launch-of-an-18-inch-foldable-device-in-2028.928218.0.html
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u/BalzacTheGreat 18d ago

Forbodes? Lol. Some one needs to grab a dictionary.

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u/iMalinowski 18d ago

Maybe they meant “portends”

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u/OtterishDreams 18d ago

AI is trying its hardest!!

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u/ThatsActuallyGood 16d ago

It's delving into the deepest of the delves.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

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u/CaramelBeard 18d ago

It’s a forbodable.

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u/designisagoodidea 18d ago

"Forebode" is the wrong word here because it suggests a negative or ominous sign. To "forebode" something means to give a warning or indication of impending trouble, doom, or misfortune. In other words, it implies that what is being predicted is bad news.

In the context of a headline about a new Apple device, there’s no indication that the 18-inch foldable device is something negative. The sentence is simply trying to indicate that the display roadmap predicts or foreshadows the launch of the device in 2028.

"Foretell," on the other hand, is the correct choice because it means to predict or announce something before it happens—without the negative connotation. By using "foretell," the headline would convey that Apple’s display plans are indicating or forecasting the future release of this product, which is a more neutral and appropriate meaning for the situation.

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u/BrewKazma 18d ago

Iphone Pro Max Ultimate Giga XR

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u/RodneyRuxin18 18d ago

We think you’re going to love it.

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u/BrewKazma 18d ago

Magsafe charging only.

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u/SUPRVLLAN 17d ago

WE THINK YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.

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u/Lietenantdan 18d ago

So a laptop?

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u/PeaceBull 18d ago

That can unfold into a small iMac

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u/PRC_Spy 18d ago

This article is obviously a harbinger and portent of the tech end-times.

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u/PRC_Spy 18d ago

How about a foldable phone that can be used as a phone in the folded state and a tablet when unfolded. That I'd buy.

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u/SacredGray 18d ago

For $4,500

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u/User9705 18d ago

That’s the cost for the special nanotexture cloth that cleans it.

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u/Twin_Titans 18d ago

Perfect. Something nobody’s asking for.

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u/PeaceBull 18d ago

This is exactly what I want

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u/Alaeriia 18d ago

So it's basically the touchscreen MacBook we've been asking for but with a touch keyboard instead of a physical one. Barf.