IDG: Jobs Expected to Give Macworld Keynote

MacRumors · Dec 15, 2008

Businessweek's Arik Hesseldahl spoke with VP at IDG World Expo Paul Kent, who assured him that Steve Jobs was expected to speak at Macworld San Francisco's keynote and that a joint announcement was coming soon.

"We haven't made the announcement yet. We usually do this in concert with AppleI have no reason to believe that plans are not moving ahead," for Jobs to speak.

Steve Jobs has traditionally given the Macworld Expo keynote speech during which new products and plans are revealed. The lack of an official announcement has generated some interest and concern about the event. Hesseldahl points out that Jobs absence at a Macworld keynote would be seen "as a bad thing."

Article Link: IDG: Jobs Expected to Give Macworld Keynote

DaveTheGrey · Dec 15, 2008

It wouldn't be the same without Steve.

voicegy · Dec 15, 2008

A MacWorld w/o Jobs is like a day w/o sunshine. He'll be there. : )

mingisback · Dec 15, 2008

what!!! no way!!!

chillywilly · Dec 15, 2008

A keynote without Jobs while he's still in charge would be unthinkable.

JFreak · Dec 15, 2008

PowerBook G5 next tuesday?
Safari feels snappier?
Cinema Display updates any day now?
10-finger gesture support for Snow Leopard?
Mac Mini will die?
Final Cut Studio finally Cocoa?

Let me just finally get the new Mac Pro for God's sake...

kolax · Dec 15, 2008

Could be one of his last..

Tallest Skil · Dec 15, 2008

JFreak said:
PowerBook G5 next tuesday?
Safari feels snappier?
Cinema Display updates any day now?
10-finger gesture support for Snow Leopard?
Mac Mini will die?
Final Cut Studio finally Cocoa?

Let me just finally get the new Mac Pro for God's sake...

Add me to the "Finally Get The New Mac Pro" list. It won't be at MacWorld, but add me.

gkarris · Dec 15, 2008

Blu-ray support...

(ducks...)

ingenious · Dec 15, 2008

Steve'd better be there.... there is NO way i'm watching a keynote done by ...ugh... Phil Schiller!

flottenheimer · Dec 15, 2008

Really looking forward to a new Stevenote. His presentation flow/technique/style alone is simply world-class.
This time the speech will be stuffed with brand new hardware, significant updates to excisting lines and lots of great news. Steve + Actual content = Killer combo. Can't wait.

gilkisson · Dec 15, 2008

And now, pitch-hitting for Steve Jobs, up to the plate walks..... The Woz!

TurboSC · Dec 15, 2008

Steve Jobs will soon be replaced by a CG CNN hologram broadcast version. He will never die.

Tallest Skil · Dec 15, 2008

flottenheimer said:
This time the speech will be stuffed with brand new hardware...

Sure it will.

He's a kick-awesome orator, but there won't be new hardware.

Wolfpup · Dec 15, 2008

gkarris said:
Blu-ray support...

(ducks...)

It would be about time! Except if I've already ordered a Sony by then I may be mad at myself

I just interpreted that as that there may be nothing to announce. Other than the Mac Pro and the 17" Macbook Pro, I don't think they'd do much but bump stuff. Now granted, those may be HUGE changes, but Apple's all focused on the cheaper stuff in terms of the big events.

dagamer34 · Dec 15, 2008

ingenious said:
Steve'd better be there.... there is NO way i'm watching a keynote done by ...ugh... Phil Schiller!

It'd probably be done by Tim Cook, in all honesty.

drichards · Dec 15, 2008

Maybe new hardware you already heard about months ago in newegg.com's damn letters they send every week...

Tallest Skil · Dec 15, 2008

drichards said:
Maybe new hardware you already heard about months ago in newegg.com's damn letters they send every week...

Eh?

Wolfpup · Dec 15, 2008

Tallest Skil said:
Eh?

Yeah, what?!? Hee hee. I love Newegg, but I don't remember them preannouncing the 18.4" Macbook Pro with Geforce 9800GTX, quad core CPU, adequate cooling to run everything at max, Blu Ray, and built in tuner that works with their new DVR software

Dang, I can't wait!

dontwalkhand · Dec 15, 2008

Wolfpup said:
It would be about time! Except if I've already ordered a Sony by then I may be mad at myself

I just interpreted that as that there may be nothing to announce. Other than the Mac Pro and the 17" Macbook Pro, I don't think they'd do much but bump stuff. Now granted, those may be HUGE changes, but Apple's all focused on the cheaper stuff in terms of the big events.

You would actually buy a SLOWNY COMPUTER?

queshy · Dec 15, 2008

I hope he turns on the RDF because I'm ready to be suckered into the next big thing! *submits to Mapple*

Wolfpup · Dec 15, 2008

dontwalkhand said:
You would actually buy a SLOWNY COMPUTER?

Yeah...I mean is there something wrong with them? (I'd like to know, 'cause whatever I buy it's a lot of money

) The AW I'm looking at has a similar price to the Macbook Pro, but has a physical wifi switch and an Intel chipset, Blu Ray, and a TV tuner.

queshy said:
I hope he turns on the RDF because I'm ready to be suckered into the next big thing! *submits to Mapple*

Peace · Dec 15, 2008

New quad-core iMac

The long awaited ( for me at least ) 10" Newton!!

drichards · Dec 15, 2008

I was just referring to newegg's "here's the latest and greatest parts to build your new computer with" letters. There's a bunch in my junk mail folder. Intel i7 and blah blah blah...

Tallest Skil · Dec 15, 2008

drichards said:
I was just referring to newegg's "here's the latest and greatest parts to build your new computer with" letters. There's a bunch in my junk mail folder. Intel i7 and blah blah blah...

What does that have to do with anything involving Apple? There won't be Nehalem Macs save the Mac Pro until Q4 2009.

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