Apple.com: 'The First 30 years were just the beginning... Welcome to 2007'

MacQuest · 09:01 PM

I'm SOOO excited!

I've been telling everyone all year that I felt that Apple is REALLY gonna do BIG things in 2007. Probably break into new markets and do to them what the iPod and iTunes did to the digital music player and online music markets.

Good times ahead indeed!

MacRumors · Jan 1, 2007, 08:23 PM

Apple has updated their website with a New Year's greeting and a teaser:

Quote:

The first 30 years were just the beginning.
Welcome to 2007.

miloblithe · Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM

Well, I feel teased.

chuckles:) · Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM

Whats that all about?

Evangelion · Jan 2, 2007, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckles:)

Whats that all about?

Well, it _might_ be due to the new year and all...

Zwhaler · Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM

Cool! Wonder what they'll pull outta their sleeve this year.

Dont Hurt Me · Jan 1, 2007, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zwhaler

Cool! Wonder what they'll pull outta their sleeve this year.

Lets hope they discovered the Video card, the PCi slot and the Tv tuner.

Eduardo1971 · Jan 2, 2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dont Hurt Me

Lets hope they discovered the Video card, the PCi slot and the Tv tuner.

Hehehe.

No seriously.

1000masks · Jan 2, 2007, 04:12 PM

Black Apple logo could equal new black imac. Anyway Happy New Year MacHeads.

twoodcc · Jan 1, 2007, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zwhaler

Cool! Wonder what they'll pull outta their sleeve this year.

i'm thinking the same thing......can't wait

MacQuest · Jan 1, 2007, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zwhaler

Cool! Wonder what they'll pull outta their sleeve this year.

Yes. Let's hope it's their sleeve.

XForge · Jan 2, 2007, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zwhaler

Cool! Wonder what they'll pull outta their sleeve this year.

Sleeve?

(visualizes Dom Deluise in "History of the World Part I" saying "Wash this.")

Heehee!!!

miggyb · Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM

here's to many more!

moesker007 · Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM

Yay So Excited!

StealthRider · Jan 1, 2007, 08:26 PM

This should be exciting

hyperpasta · Jan 1, 2007, 08:26 PM

Uhhhhhh... wow

This usually doesn't happen. I think this is basically proof that something BIIIIIIIIIIIG is coming at MWSF.

Wowowowow

bperboy · Jan 1, 2007, 08:27 PM

Me want LEOPARD! Me want LEOPARD!

jonharris200 · Jan 1, 2007, 08:29 PM

That teaser is a bit Showtimey.

miloblithe · Jan 1, 2007, 08:28 PM

Remember, so far it's just marketing.

Rocketman · Jan 1, 2007, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miloblithe

Remember, so far it's just marketing.

True.

But Steve and Apple Corporate do indeed believe in UPOD.

See my predictions in the thread:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=265273

Rocketman

a456 · Jan 2, 2007, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miloblithe

Remember, so far it's just marketing.

Exactly this needs backing up. There is no link that the ad takes you to. If it had led to an 8-core Mac Pro or a Video iPod or a Flash Based MBP then maybe it might be telling us something. What it might be is simply an acknowledgement that the Mac is gaining market share and that they anticipate this continuing into 2007 - nothing new, nothing vastly improved, just what we have and what we know is coming.

In the UK the homepage is still advertising the MacBooks.

Maxwell Smart · Jan 1, 2007, 08:26 PM

Ugh, the Macworld anticipation is killing me...

dashiel · Jan 1, 2007, 08:34 PM

that image is decidedly un-apple. the balance is all off and the light rays aren't coming from a consistent source. the distortion in the upper left of the apple coupled with the bit mark being cropped make it look more like a rotten apple.

still could be big. i recall two other times apple teased like this*... the first was the cart/screwdriver/cookie teaser that happened shortly after jobs returned to apple. the second was a few years back and the "even the rumors sites will be surprised" (or similar).

if memory serves both time people were underwhelmed. i don't think the hype around this MWSF could be any higher so i suspect we'll be disappointed again.

still the tease does seem to indicate a major shift for apple. they're basically already in the business, but maybe we see a massive shift in to the CE market.

* i think many of the current teases like "it's showtime" are already so widely known they hardly qualify as a tease.

animefan_1 · 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dashiel

that image is decidedly un-apple. the balance is all off and the light rays aren't coming from a consistent source. the distortion in the upper left of the apple coupled with the bit mark being cropped make it look more like a rotten apple.

The image isn't about balance, it's about symbolization. The light rays in the image Apple used are not used to simulate a spotlight (where the light source would be more consistent around the edges), but rather a dawning - a new dawn for Apple in this case. About the bite mark, it looks the same to me.

cherrypop · Jan 2, 2007, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dashiel

i don't think the hype around this MWSF could be any higher so i suspect we'll be disappointed again.

Good point.

I thought the very same thing when I ran across the homepage this morning.

However, Apple doesn't say anything about January, but rather 2007. If you don't get what you want from MWSF they can always say there's the rest of the year. Fight the hype.

Jan 1, 2007, 08:21 PM	#1
MacQuest macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: You See Dead People...	Apple.com: 'The First 30 years were just the beginning... Welcome to 2007' I'm SOOO excited! I've been telling everyone all year that I felt that Apple is REALLY gonna do BIG things in 2007. Probably break into new markets and do to them what the iPod and iTunes did to the digital music player and online music markets. Good times ahead indeed! __________________ The sooner you learn to love me, as much as I love me, the sooner we'll all get along. Last edited by MacQuest : Jan 1, 2007 at 09:01 PM.

Jan 1, 2007, 08:26 PM	#15
StealthRider macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cincinnati, OH	This should be exciting __________________ Midshipman 2/c, USNR

Jan 1, 2007, 08:26 PM	#16
hyperpasta macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey	Uhhhhhh... wow This usually doesn't happen. I think this is basically proof that something BIIIIIIIIIIIG is coming at MWSF. Wowowowow __________________ Aluminum iMac (Early 2009) 24", 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 640GB HD 10.5 Leopard, iLife '09, iWork '09 First Gen. iPod touch, 8 GB

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jonharris200 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London, UK	That teaser is a bit Showtimey. __________________ For more info, please visit the 500 thread. Alternatively, try Page 3. But whatever you do, live different.

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Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM	#3
miloblithe macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Washington, DC	Well, I feel teased.

Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM	#4
chuckles:) macrumors regular Join Date: May 2006 Location: CANADA	Whats that all about?

Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM	#6
Zwhaler macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2006	Cool! Wonder what they'll pull outta their sleeve this year.

Jan 2, 2007, 04:12 PM	#9
1000masks macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago	Black Apple logo could equal new black imac. Anyway Happy New Year MacHeads.

Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM	#13
miggyb macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2006	here's to many more!

Jan 1, 2007, 08:25 PM	#14
moesker007 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN	Yay So Excited!

Jan 1, 2007, 08:27 PM	#17
bperboy macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2006	Me want LEOPARD! Me want LEOPARD!

Jan 1, 2007, 08:28 PM	#19
miloblithe macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Washington, DC	Remember, so far it's just marketing.

Jan 1, 2007, 08:26 PM	#22
Maxwell Smart macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2006	Ugh, the Macworld anticipation is killing me...

Jan 1, 2007, 08:34 PM	#23
dashiel macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2003	that image is decidedly un-apple. the balance is all off and the light rays aren't coming from a consistent source. the distortion in the upper left of the apple coupled with the bit mark being cropped make it look more like a rotten apple. still could be big. i recall two other times apple teased like this... the first was the cart/screwdriver/cookie teaser that happened shortly after jobs returned to apple. the second was a few years back and the "even the rumors sites will be surprised" (or similar). if memory serves both time people were underwhelmed. i don't think the hype around this MWSF could be any higher so i suspect we'll be disappointed again. still the tease does seem to indicate a major shift for apple. they're basically already in the business, but maybe we see a massive shift in to the CE market. i think many of the current teases like "it's showtime" are already so widely known they hardly qualify as a tease.