this week's announcements (Mac Pro features, future and alternatives; benchmarks; ports and adapters; 17-inch MacBook Pro elimination; new MacBook Air teardown; new MacBook Pro software requirements; iPhone 4 limitations; elimination of customization/choice; forced obsolescence); plus a number of problems with Apple updates (including a crippling Thunderbolt Update bug and possible workaround); as well as notes about Apple's PowerPC-Intel conversion, a Steve Jobs security investigation and the Tim Cook interview at D10