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Another Source 'Confirms' 2010 Apple Tablet?
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Given the right apps a Tablet could be successful right now.
The trick is to focus on usage that justifies the size and form factor to give people a reason to make that initial purpose. E-book reading couldbe one of those feature that would drive adoption. Interesting as additional server capacity may be needed to support that feature (Apple builds an E-book store).
I could see Apple also holding off for the latest round of ATom chips if the go i86 on the device. I believe they need to go i86 simple for a 64 bit environment. It would be extremely shirt sites to build a tablet on a 32 bit platform. The alternative idea here is that ARM and Apple collabrate on a 64 bit ARM platform.
64 bit ARM isn't as wild as it seems - really. What it gives Apple is a platform that can grow quickly with process tech to deliver extremely powerful hand held devices in the future.
Dave
The trick is to focus on usage that justifies the size and form factor to give people a reason to make that initial purpose. E-book reading couldbe one of those feature that would drive adoption. Interesting as additional server capacity may be needed to support that feature (Apple builds an E-book store).
I could see Apple also holding off for the latest round of ATom chips if the go i86 on the device. I believe they need to go i86 simple for a 64 bit environment. It would be extremely shirt sites to build a tablet on a 32 bit platform. The alternative idea here is that ARM and Apple collabrate on a 64 bit ARM platform.
64 bit ARM isn't as wild as it seems - really. What it gives Apple is a platform that can grow quickly with process tech to deliver extremely powerful hand held devices in the future.
Dave
Cosmi
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sam10685
macrumors 68000
*LTD*
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Apple tends to pleasantly surprise. They tend to introduce tech you never knew you wanted. 😉
I agree. It seems unlikely that a rumor would surface this early for a product of next year. I guess I could happen..... Lol I would bet later this year. I'm thinking octoberish like when they refresh the MacBooks and such.
Goona
macrumors 68020
That looks pretty nice, did you design that yourself?
What's to keep this from eventually being done on an iPhone or iPod Touch plus a "Made-for-Apple" video cable?
Powerpoint originally ran on a PC far less powerful than an iPhone. Keynote originally only required a G3 iMac about twice as fast as the current model of iPhone, IIRC.
Tallest Skil
macrumors P6
Thousands said that about the iPod. Hundreds said that about the iPhone. Dozens will say that about the MacTablet.
LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES.
Not cool. Stupid.
A touchscreen-only hinged netbook would fall over every time you tried to click or move the cursor, you'd miss every time you tried to hit a small icon or tiny UI control, and your arm would get so tired from holding it up you'd eventually throw the device against the wall in frustration.
Touchscreens work for flat, casual use devices. Maybe a Kindle with Safari. No full desktop Mac UI. App UI's would have to be significantly redone to keep users from throwing the device against the wall in frustration.
Try again.
i
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Of course Apple is making a tablet.
The more people say that "it's a dumb idea", the more it makes sense. These are the same people that were pissed when Apple made the iPod, iPhone, AppleTV, etc.
The iPhone is for the June/July period. iPod for August/September period. Usually their laptops are around October/November. I think this tablet device will debut around January/February, and be updated at those times. The AppleTV's time is March/April, though we haven't heard anything interesting with that in a bit.
For all seasons of the year, Apple wants to have something new and cool to sell to you. January would be a good time since they could show it at CES and blow everything there away.
The more people say that "it's a dumb idea", the more it makes sense. These are the same people that were pissed when Apple made the iPod, iPhone, AppleTV, etc.
The iPhone is for the June/July period. iPod for August/September period. Usually their laptops are around October/November. I think this tablet device will debut around January/February, and be updated at those times. The AppleTV's time is March/April, though we haven't heard anything interesting with that in a bit.
For all seasons of the year, Apple wants to have something new and cool to sell to you. January would be a good time since they could show it at CES and blow everything there away.
Of course Apple is making a tablet.
The more people say that "it's a dumb idea", the more it makes sense. These are the same people that were pissed when Apple made the iPod, iPhone, AppleTV, etc.
The iPhone is for the June/July period. iPod for August/September period. Usually their laptops are around October/November. I think this tablet device will debut around January/February, and be updated at those times. The AppleTV's time is March/April, though we haven't heard anything interesting with that in a bit.
For all seasons of the year, Apple wants to have something new and cool to sell to you. January would be a good time since they could show it at CES and blow everything there away.
One slight error - no-one has any money left in January, after the holidays... 😱
In the recent days' news
Apple Planning New Server Farm in North Carolina
Saturday May 23, 2009 01:19 PM EST
Written by Arnold Kim
The Charlotte Observer reports that North Carolina lawmakers are working on special legislation to give Apple, Inc a multi-million dollar tax break in order to entice the company to build an East Coast server farm to the state.
The tax breaks could be worth about $46 million in the next decade, assuming the company reaches its $1 billion investment target within nine years of starting, according to a memo by legislative fiscal staffers that does not identify the company. The memo said no current company meets the criteria to receive the tax break and the Commerce Department knows of just one with the potential to qualify.
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Unidentified Apple 'Mobile Computing' Device in Best Buy Inventory?
Monday May 25, 2009 06:11 AM EST
Written by Arnold Kim
This one is coming May 31 if the screenshot is to be believed. However, it is a bit heavy.
Apple Planning New Server Farm in North Carolina
Saturday May 23, 2009 01:19 PM EST
Written by Arnold Kim
The Charlotte Observer reports that North Carolina lawmakers are working on special legislation to give Apple, Inc a multi-million dollar tax break in order to entice the company to build an East Coast server farm to the state.
The tax breaks could be worth about $46 million in the next decade, assuming the company reaches its $1 billion investment target within nine years of starting, according to a memo by legislative fiscal staffers that does not identify the company. The memo said no current company meets the criteria to receive the tax break and the Commerce Department knows of just one with the potential to qualify.
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Unidentified Apple 'Mobile Computing' Device in Best Buy Inventory?
Monday May 25, 2009 06:11 AM EST
Written by Arnold Kim
This one is coming May 31 if the screenshot is to be believed. However, it is a bit heavy.
Just take Apple at their word for once...
Schiller said a netbook is not on the drawing boards. He said it is a market they don't want to be in. Taker him at his word for once.
Schiller said a netbook is not on the drawing boards. He said it is a market they don't want to be in. Taker him at his word for once.
MattInOz
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I agree, all that is really needed is to tell developers to design extra XIB files for the larger screen, maybe add some other minor controls for App size switching.
As an excuss it's poor, which makes me think the source has no real information.
All directions point the messagepad/emate coming back. The iPhone OS was a huge indicator kinda reminiscent of newton and then during the quarter conference call Tim Cook I believe it was stated they are working on something in the netbook area.
Sadly this not the kind of tablet that I am hoping for. I wanted one with mac osx to do graphic design work on. 🙁
I am just wondering how much different will this be from the Touch. I think it will have a beefier version of iphone OS
Some ideas floating in my head:
-It probably won't have a drive so it may be able to share the drive with a mac
-may have ports like usb and mini dvi. probably no ethernet
- lite version of iLife
- yes it will have flash
- another section of the app store will be added for this
-isight
-ssd drive
Sadly this not the kind of tablet that I am hoping for. I wanted one with mac osx to do graphic design work on. 🙁
I am just wondering how much different will this be from the Touch. I think it will have a beefier version of iphone OS
Some ideas floating in my head:
-It probably won't have a drive so it may be able to share the drive with a mac
-may have ports like usb and mini dvi. probably no ethernet
- lite version of iLife
- yes it will have flash
- another section of the app store will be added for this
-isight
-ssd drive
wbeasley
Suspended
Yes but ...
once the rumours stop, the whinging will start. LOL.
"why doesn't it have a camera? why doesn't it have a bigger/better camera? why can't it take SD cards? why no FM radio? why oh why oh why..."
forewarned is forearmed 🙂
once the rumours stop, the whinging will start. LOL.
"why doesn't it have a camera? why doesn't it have a bigger/better camera? why can't it take SD cards? why no FM radio? why oh why oh why..."
forewarned is forearmed 🙂
Not everything Apple designs turns to gold you know.
The prime example of recent times is Mac Book AIR. It is an example of a nice concept but a poor implementation. That even after being vastly improve with the last update.
Frankly there are a number of ways in which Apple could fail here. One would be to run Mac OS/X on the machine. Another would simply be to make the device to big.
Here thickness is as much of an issue as the area of the screen. If the tablet is much thicker than 1/3" it will have acceptance problems.
Actually I wish Apple would learn from it's mistakes.
Dave
The prime example of recent times is Mac Book AIR. It is an example of a nice concept but a poor implementation. That even after being vastly improve with the last update.
Frankly there are a number of ways in which Apple could fail here. One would be to run Mac OS/X on the machine. Another would simply be to make the device to big.
Here thickness is as much of an issue as the area of the screen. If the tablet is much thicker than 1/3" it will have acceptance problems.
Actually I wish Apple would learn from it's mistakes.
Dave
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macrumors P6
Apple said they weren't making a music player. Apple said they weren't making a phone.
100 million people say that the iPod isn't a mistake.
I see you've gotten married to that name as you've been pushing it on many threads that in some way involve tablet rumors.
I can guarantee you, however, with 100% certainty, that Apple will never name a product that is just one letter away from being a very popular feminine hygiene product in the United States (Google "Maxipad" in case you are unaware), especially with the pronunciation being so similar too.
Not only would people associate Apple with said feminine products, it would make it easier for PC fanboys to call Apple users pu--ies ("Hey, pu---y boy, where is your MaxiPod??!! HAHAHAHA LOLOLOl111ROFLMAO").
Realistically, Apple would also risk a lawsuit.
It just won't happen. Please pick a new codename to call this thing!
You may be pushing this name hard so that if it is called that you can have plenty of proof you thought of it first, but if that is the case, trust me, you are wasting your time. 🙂
Full of Win
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The change in the OS would be so significant that one would assume they would give developers a sneak peak 3 - 6 months before shipping.
I say they show it now, of have a 'special event' in the next few months, and a ship date of October 2009.
I say they show it now, of have a 'special event' in the next few months, and a ship date of October 2009.