Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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...so says AppleInsider, right here.
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Secondly, I didn't put this in the existing "who wants a tablet thread" because this event might be about something else. I don't know what, but you never can tell. But I think a few things are safe to assume (if you look at my final couple of posts in that "who wants a tablet" thread...or, even quicker, the bullet points in the linked story above). So...place your bets, and make your predictions! Could it be new pro towers and notebooks? Along with displays? Those are all due. Could it be software-oriented? iLife and iWork 2010? Or could it actually be some sort of tablet thing? My money is on the last item, but I guess there are other possibilities. What could it be, if not a tablet? What else would require a standalone media event like this? |
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awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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The tablet makes the most sense (!!!), I think. It's not going to be the iPhone, because that would kill current iPhone sales if it wasn't available right away (and it won't be). It could be a Mac, I suppose, but most of the Mac designs are still pretty new -- the only one that's really going to be due for a redesign, time-wise, is the MacBook Air.
Will they demo/launch iWork '10 and iLife '10? I mean, they have to do that sometime, right? and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Select developers have allegedly been told to make sure that their apps use "full screen", and not be limited to the normal iPod / iPhone screen resolutions.
That suggests one of two things : 1. Higher res iPhone / iPod. (Which logic dictates we will have in 2010 anyway.) or 2. Tablet. I am still not sure which I believe more, although I tend to find iLounge's info makes sense. 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
is the next Chiquita
Join Date: Feb 2005
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I'm probably dense and forgetting the relevant reasons but...
If Apple's organizing a "major event", then why the hell did they decide to not do it at MacWorld? The reasons I seem to remember being given was that Apple was basically tired of living up to hype and coming out with disappointed/angry fanbois who held Apple to their delusion of grandeur and now this? I suppose it may just have been coincidental that they were ready to show it off at around same time but... |
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awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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Hosting a media event on their own is still cheaper than attending MacWorld, with a booth and all.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Melbourne
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Being a tablet skeptic, I'm betting on a software-focused event (iLife, iWork, MobileMe), possibly with some AppleTV/iTunes-related stuff. One more thing... new MacBook Air... This is basically a replacement for their regular MacWorld stuff. While Mac hardware has mostly been silent upgrades, they need an event to demo all the cool new software features. |
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I am worthless beyond hope. Join Date: Dec 2005
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For whatever the reason, Apple didn't want to deal with IDG and MacWorld anymore. But cost certainly wasn't the issue. It probably had more to do with having a locked down date and expectations. But it is a pretty big slap in the face if they schedule their own event a week before Macworld and just across the street from where MacWorld is held. |
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I think it's as simple as that. Apple want to do their announcements when it suits them. Down to the exact hour and day, and not be tied to a show date.
'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
Banging the Bottom End
Join Date: Jun 2004
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This is what I'm worried about more than anything. Apple doesn't have to release a tablet, they've never said word one about working on one, but if they don't come out with it, they must be overvalued even though yesterday everyone was saying AAPL was undervalued since iTablet revenues hadn't been factored into the price.
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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So I hate that if they never came out with something that they never said they were working on, their stock - and "reputation" - somehow takes a hit in the eyes of Wall Street, the press, tech pundits, fanboys and users. Doesn't seem quite fair. Unlike a few other tech companies *ahem* who crow about "something we're working on" (going so far as to "unveil" it a year or two out) and never actually do anything with it, or bring it to market, Apple is consistently silent and non-commital in their approach. If they don't come out with a tablet (or anything else we'd like them to: netbook, camera, GPS module, new iPod socks, etc.), that's totally their decision. We were never promised anything by them, yet when they "fail to deliver" everyone loses their minds and they take an undeserved hit. Hell, they might've never planned on making a tablet, but now they kinda have to because they know the grief and hit they'll be in for if they don't. "Guys, we need to hold off on those towers and new pro notebooks. I know they were slated for early 2010, but people won't STFU about this tablet, so I've got Jonny roughing up some prototypes and we're gonna try to get something out the door by January or February because that's what we're supposed to be working on, according to the entire universe. Assholes." |
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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I hate to be the one to tell you this, but expandability really isn't Apple's...thing. The original Mac required a special screwdriver to open, and things haven't really improved since then. Apple makes the Mac Pro as a concession to the needs of their professional users, but other than that they're all consumer, and Apple doesn't think the average consumer wants to open up their computer. And they're right. Besides, I really can't see Apple expanding their desktop line any further. Not in an increasingly notebook-focused world. Hell, they're probably dying to kill off the Mac mini. (If/when the MacBook hits $799...) and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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