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Apple.com: 'The first 30 years were just the beginning... Welcome to 2007'
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Os 11???
Has anyone given thought to when they will start teasing us with info on OS 11? I think Leopard could be the last version of OS X and 2007 will be the year we start to hear about OS 11.
I don't think the message on the Apple page is referring to this, but it got me thinking about what lies ahead.
Has anyone given thought to when they will start teasing us with info on OS 11? I think Leopard could be the last version of OS X and 2007 will be the year we start to hear about OS 11.
I don't think the message on the Apple page is referring to this, but it got me thinking about what lies ahead.
That's actually pretty interesting.
I am hoping Apple can do something to make it easy to burn and store all your home movies, music, etc. And make it reasonably sized. Movies take up a lot of space. If they can do this, we would probably get a new TV and the iTV package to make it all work.
I can't wait till MWSF! I was thinking about buying my first mac before Macworld now I'm glad I waited
Oh! BTW I love Heroes
Oh! BTW I love Heroes
When I first saw it I thought of the Solar Eclipse from Heros...
How about...
True Video 6G iPod Phone???
Would be cool. Soo cool. 640x480 screen, pull out num pad, touch screen. With of course a 100Gb HDD to hold all your videos, music and backups.
Then of course we have our Mini Mac Pro, with Kentsfield, and support for decent graphics cards.
Of course, we will also be given the dual Clovertown Mac Pro with some new GPU options (GF 8800GTX or R. X2800 anyone?)
So happy! So not going to happen. Well the last one probably will, but putting the iPhone into the True Video iPod would be awesome, and well worth the predicted ~AU$900 that whoever it was said it would be. But it NEEDS a 100Gb HDD!
Ah well, maybe not. Whatever Apple releases in a week, it will be pretty cool I have no doubt.
True Video 6G iPod Phone???
Would be cool. Soo cool. 640x480 screen, pull out num pad, touch screen. With of course a 100Gb HDD to hold all your videos, music and backups.
Then of course we have our Mini Mac Pro, with Kentsfield, and support for decent graphics cards.
Of course, we will also be given the dual Clovertown Mac Pro with some new GPU options (GF 8800GTX or R. X2800 anyone?)
So happy! So not going to happen. Well the last one probably will, but putting the iPhone into the True Video iPod would be awesome, and well worth the predicted ~AU$900 that whoever it was said it would be. But it NEEDS a 100Gb HDD!
Ah well, maybe not. Whatever Apple releases in a week, it will be pretty cool I have no doubt.
I would have thought the next OS after X runs out would be OS C (100) not 11. If you take Classic as being Mac OS I and X being a complete kernel up rebuild, then the next time that happens would be X retirement.
The first Mac OS lasted 10+years with a couple of years transition.
You expect them to get similar life out of X. I guess they are planning where to next but wouldn't expect them to tell us till OS X.9 or so is on the shelves. Then allow a couple of releases before the new one hits mainstream, like OS X wasn't full mainstream till X.3.
But looking in the crystal ball i wonder,...
Is front row/quartz a new os?
Or the start of one. one in which the GPU becomes the central processor, then multi-threads other tasks to the other processors or make use of hardware available, be that media processors, or multi-core old style CPUs, or xgrid managed remote clusters.
In that case then we are starting to See OS C.
But that is just wild speculation.
Its good to see this.
I was a bit worried my m oney hording for a new multimedia mac might have been in vein but this gets my hopes up again.
I was a bit worried my m oney hording for a new multimedia mac might have been in vein but this gets my hopes up again.
Well it will not be that good
What is 100% shurly going to happen:
8 way powermac, Leopard, iTV ( with a different name) new iWorks, iLife
50%
iPod phone, numbers, screans, one mac will be differnt then from before
20%
all new iPods, a 30 years mac, Beatels in iTunes, all the big players will sell there movies on iTunes and 1 other country will be able to download movies from some studios, 802,11n standers taking over 100%, and something way cool
What is 100% shurly going to happen:
8 way powermac, Leopard, iTV ( with a different name) new iWorks, iLife
50%
iPod phone, numbers, screans, one mac will be differnt then from before
20%
all new iPods, a 30 years mac, Beatels in iTunes, all the big players will sell there movies on iTunes and 1 other country will be able to download movies from some studios, 802,11n standers taking over 100%, and something way cool
Nah. Strictly routine. No more than a friendly message with a not-so-subtle allusion to the strength of the company. Happy Holidays from Ohio's Number One Newsteam.
Apple had to say something about the company. Something to say "30 years and still going strong, despite the best efforts of insane rumormongers to completely overanalyze everything we say, even if it's a simple 'howdy'."
If they hadn't, we'd all find something else to tweak on. "OMG the new Mac Pro will be a tall black monolith with the power to send Keir Dullea flying through miles of slit-screen photography. It hasn't gotten FCC approval yet, though." Or "All the black is because the new 8-core Mac Pro will blow every fuse in your house as soon as you boot it." Or "The iPod Invisa is only visible when held up in front of a strong source of light."
This isn't any sort of hidden message. It's nothing intricate. They're just saying "Still going strong. Happy New Years. Open those wallets, kids."
Well said, kalisphoenix. I agree entirely.
Of course something is going to be released at MWSF, but I don't think this particular banner means it's going to be any more exciting.
Of course something is going to be released at MWSF, but I don't think this particular banner means it's going to be any more exciting.
wow.. its gonna be funny when you eat those words after MWSF.
The "Welcome to 2007" should be a dead giveaway that they are about to release some new products that they are excited about. If it was just a "Happy New Years" announcement, it would've been just that.
It was 2002, regarding the iMac G4.
The 2003 "teaser" about the G5 was a screw-up by someone at Apple, who was subsequently fired.
The whole point is that this shows that Steve thinks it's something revolutionary. That's why he told them to create hype. And this is hype. Oh yes it is.
What other year has Apple put up a New Year's greeting on their front page, especially with such seductive text and images?
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wow.. its gonna be funny when you eat those words after MWSF.
We're all entitled to our own opinions...
It's just that his (and my) view won't leave us let down no matter what MWSF brings.
That's the first thing that popped into my mind too, the whole "something wonderful" bit from Bowman in 2010.
No.Could there be a new logo on the way?
After doing the typical analyze the whole thing scenerio I've come up with 2 very good observations.
First as a person that uses XCode a lot.That design concept is right out of the Quartz playbook..
Secondly the logo is the key..
It's black with light beaming out from behind..
For those of us that own LCD TV's.Think obout the similarity.
Black logo --- Black sceen.
Light emitting from behind the logo.
Thats the same light you see emitting from the back of a HDTV if it's close to a wall.
2007 really IS the year of HD.Not 2006
Wide screen HD cinema displays.LCD's.
Perhaps a HDTV from Apple..The missing 30th anniversary Mac.
iTV
With a Quartz driven Front Row O/S running the whole show.
First as a person that uses XCode a lot.That design concept is right out of the Quartz playbook..
Secondly the logo is the key..
It's black with light beaming out from behind..
For those of us that own LCD TV's.Think obout the similarity.
Black logo --- Black sceen.
Light emitting from behind the logo.
Thats the same light you see emitting from the back of a HDTV if it's close to a wall.
2007 really IS the year of HD.Not 2006
Wide screen HD cinema displays.LCD's.
Perhaps a HDTV from Apple..The missing 30th anniversary Mac.
iTV
With a Quartz driven Front Row O/S running the whole show.
This is an excellent example of what I mean (and please tell me you're joking, Peace). "If you add up the angles of all of the bursts of light from behind the apple, they add up to 911. Clearly, Microsoft hates America because they hate Freedom. Also, if you combine this with the 'illuminous' rumors and the fact that the logo is being 'illuminated,' you can easily catch the reference to the 'Illuminati.' The only evil organization controlling everything in the world is Microsoft, as we all know. And so, the Illuminati are Microsoft. And since Microsoft owns Apple stock, the Illuminati are behind Apple in a figurative as well as literal sense. Clearly, Microsoft hates Freedom and is Butt-Raping the Apple Logo."
Again: Apple is releasing new products in 2007? No @#$%, huh?
What I'm saying is that Apple isn't toying with us. They're not going to release a damn Apple Phone or an iGirlfriend. The iTV is going to be an Airport Express for video. Leopard's going to be a step forward, but it's not going to rival the OS from Minority Report. This year is likely going to be just like 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2003. Some bad choices, some good choices, some hardware glitches, but overall, a damn fun ride that I wouldn't give up on for any other computer company in the world.
Just... Jesus, people. Stop being insane.
I wasn't joking and I'm not insane.
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I know how Apple thinks.
If Apple does indeed change it's homepage ala 2002 this does mean something..
Something that will culmunate on Apple's homepage Jan.9th.