New rumors claimed that MacBook Air and Pro 2016 release was pushed back early next year to face off the powerful Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
Since the devices skipped the purported September/October release date, new rumors claimed that Apple's laptops will arrive in the market in spring 2016, according to Neurogadget.
It seemed that Apple felt threatened with the announcement of Microsoft Surface Pro 4, which the Redmond-based company claimed to be 50 percent more powerful than the current MacBooks thanks to its new Intel's Skylake processor.
Apple tried to counter the success of Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with the release of iPad Pro, which fell short of the expectations of tech enthusiasts. iPad Pro is also one of the probable reasons of the delay of MacBook Air and Pro 2016 release.
Apple is marketing the new iPad Pro as its most powerful tablet yet. It is also cited to cross boundaries of laptops and a direct competitor of Microsoft Surface Pro 4. The tablet is slated to hit the market in November. Thus, Apple is withholding devices that may cannibalize the sales of iPad Pro like the rumored iPad Air 3 and new MacBooks.
Meanwhile, some of the purported features of the MacBook Air 2016 are 13-inch and 15-inch screen displays, Intel Skylake-U chipset, OS X El Capitan, Type-C USB port, and an improved battery life. The laptops will most likely be equipped with Force Touch technology. The MacBook Air will be even thinner than last time.
Meanwhile, the MacBook Pro 2016 is also expected to pack almost the same specs and features, but with more powerful RAM.
However, Apple has not confirmed the aforementioned features and release date.