Apple calls for return of Mac mini DTKs before March 31

Apple has once again contacted the developers to announce that they have until March 31, 2021 to make the Mac mini DTK. It is about a Mac ARM which made it possible to prepare the applications so that a maximum of them are available at the exit of the Mac M1.

Return of Mac mini DTKs before March 31

The developers received the instructions to make the Mac mini DTKs by March 31st. They will receive, as expected, a $ 500 credit that they can use to purchase a Mac M1 (regardless of model) or other product from the Apple Online Store. They will have until the end of 2021 to make this purchase.

As a reminder, the developers had to pay $ 500 to get a Mac mini DTK. Apple had shipped the first models in June 2020. The company was to offer them for a year to developers, before recovering them. It turns out that this commitment has not been honored. Apple is already claiming the machines from people who have a copy. The manufacturer had initially announced to offer 200 dollars to developers. But they moaned and Apple agreed to go up to $ 500.

A priori, the Europeans are the losers in this affair. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith has indicated in a tweet (since deleted) that Apple gives 412 euros, where the developers paid 539 euros. In the United States, the developers paid $ 500 and will receive $ 500.