The stakes for the new MacBook are much higher than for the iPad

Today, Apple is widely expected to introduce two new computers: a revamped iPad Pro and the long-awaited successor to the MacBook Air. There have been a lot of rumors and leaks about the iPad, which has led to a palpable level of excitement for this event. The new MacBook — whatever Apple ends up calling it — has slipped under the internet’s collective hype radar a little bit.
I think that’s a mistake. The iPad Pro might be the more interesting product, but in this momen