Originally posted by cubist
Ramping up production now; getting ready to go to Aluminum in a month.
IOW, they are producing a lot of the current TiBooks now; in another month they expect to change over to AlBooks.
FWIW, that's not how I interpret the statement: it is not logical to ramp up production of a product that you're discontinuing. Consequently, I interpret the statement to read (adding some more words to clarify it):
"Production of the 15" TiBook has ceased, and they're
ramping up production now of its replacement, the 15" AlBook, and they are
getting ready to publically announce the change-over
to Aluminum in a month."
In any event, this does seem to be early for the 970 to be implimented into a 15" PB, given what we think we know about the 970 motherboard production, namely that the April 15th bidder deadline, which infers a September product release, which we assume will be fore PowerMacs.
But I wouldn't quite write off the possibility still quite yet.
First, there is uncertainty with all of these rumorous tidbits. For example, we are assuming that the estimated September product roll-out is for the PowerMacs - - but what are the implications if we got that wrong?
For example, what if there were board venders who were tight-lipped, as Steve can only like, and the motherboards that we've heard about are for the 970 implimentation of the iMacs, and word on the Powerbook and PowerMac hasn't leaked?
Well, since the iMac probably isn't going to be the first 970 product released, so if its in September, the schedule for the Powerbook & PowerMac would have to be pushed forward in time, and this would make a late June announcement of the 970 quite possible.
We'll see when we'll see.
-hh