Apple shipped the Mac Mini as a straightforward desktop. Then people worked out they could run agentic AI workflows on it locally, and Bob O'Donnell, President of TECHnalysis Research, says Apple did not plan for that at all. It is pushing into the category now. He also lays out what John Ternus inherits when he replaces Tim Cook next week: a September event widely expected to bring the first foldable iPhone, a touchscreen Mac later this year, and the first genuinely new Apple product category in a long time. Featuring: Bob O'Donnell, President, TECHnalysis Research Brooke DiPalma, Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Timestamps 0:00 John Ternus takes over from Tim Cook next week 0:32 A hardware CEO, and the product vision Cook wasn't known for 1:20 The September event and the first foldable iPhone 1:45 A touchscreen Mac, and the first new category in years 2:34 How much rests on getting Apple's AI right 3:10 Glasses, earbuds as sensors, and the privacy problem 3:45 The new Macs as personal AI workstations 4:41 The Mac Mini nobody at Apple planned for 5:20 Why 32GB of memory keeps it out of the mainstream #Apple #AAPL #JohnTernus #AI #Mac #YahooFinance == AlphaSpace by Yahoo Finance: A Professional-Grade Investment Platform Built for Everyday Investors. 👉 https://finance.yahoo.com/about/promos/gold/alphaspace?ncid=100003571