Macworld Senior Editor Dan Frakes joins us to focus primarily on the pros and cons of the forthcoming 2013 Mac Pro, and how his vision of a midrange minitower Mac compares.

We’ll also hear from cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, from Roughly Drafted Magazine and AppleInsider, discusses the unexpected success of Apple’s “hobby,” the Apple TV, which is the top selling streaming video player. He also continues his ongoing exploration of the platform wars involving Apple, Google and Microsoft.

John Martellaro, Senior Editor, Analysis & Reviews for The Mac Observer, talks about Microsoft’s ongoing problems with lower-than-expected earnings and the decision to take a $900 million write-down on the unsuccessful Surface tablet. He will also comment on whether the passion for Apple gear is less than it used to be, and about those who continue to clamor for Apple’s next big thing.