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Apple October 2008 Notebook Media Event Coverage
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Unfortunately, it's not that simple - I'm a pro who works on the apple software platform. I depend on apple to release viable (according to my needs as a designer) hardware in order to continue to do that. I have a huge investment in software based upon this platform and can't easily (or happily) move to a different software platform.
It's not dramatic to get upset while you watch a company upon whom your livelihood depends basically disregard the functional needs of a major slice of their user base.
I suspect all the "I'm keeping what I have" folk never were going to buy this round unless Apple came out with a mainframe in a 2lb package, BD-R, 15 USB 2.0 ports, 8 FW400 ports, 4 FW800 ports, 12 eSATA ports, S-Video, VGA, DVI, and HDMI ports, 56K modem, & mini monitor inside trackpad for $899 before $500 rebate.
Apple store online is currenty offline. The Macbooks and MBP's are now available (from tomorrow).
Are you saying you can't recycle plastic? We're in '08...you can even recycle your **** if you want.
ikr i love my iPhone and iPod but sometimes apple is just dull and make retarded excuses to not offer something ... they just want to milk the cow as long as they can and then they release a new macbook with bluray next year
hell u can get a sony vaio for 999$ with blu-ray hdmi and whatsoever
Contrary to popular belief, you can calibrate glossy screens... it is just a more delicate procedure. Besides for some of us designers glossy is better for presenting to clients. When I design a building I want it to pop out with vivid colour for my clients, I'm not too concerned about colour accuracy that I'll lose sleep at night
You guys are the biggest group of whiners I have ever seen! This is top notch stuff, and you're expectations are unrealistic.
Get over it, or get out.
That's the problem with these weeks - even months - of rumors fanning people's expectations to levels impossible to meet.
Steve could have launched it with four quad-core Xeons, 32GB of RAM, six nVidia GPUs in SLI and a 19" LED at 19000x10800 resolution and people would whine because it weighs five pounds instead of four, gets four hours of battery life instead of five, and costs $3000 instead of $300. Apple will easily sell 10 million Macs this year and likely 12 to 13 million more next year.
For every person on this board who says "Screw them! I am not buying a Mac", there are 10 people lining up at an Apple store right now waiting to be able to get inside tomorrow to buy one of these new laptops.
Laptop screens were NEVER suitable for this kind of work! If you were doing so, you obviously weren't that serious about it.
Danish Apple site updated!
http://www.apple.com/dk
Nice pictures of the new products...namely Macbook and Macbook Pro!
http://www.apple.com/dk
Nice pictures of the new products...namely Macbook and Macbook Pro!
It's not an attitude issue, and has nothing to do with being a fanboy...
The bitching in here is incredible...Over the most asinine issues.. I'm not saying they're perfect, but to get excited, have them released, and then bitch and complain is a bit bipolar don't you think? Look at the threads from yesterday compared to today.. It's dumb.
Is it likely that the new MacBook/MacBook Pros will be available in UK stores tomorrow, or just US ones?
pismodude is gonna be mad when he sees this:
11:03AM Q: You've put a lot of work into the new touchpad, do touchscreens not make sense?
A: Steve: so far it hasn't made a lot of sense to us.
11:03AM Q: You've put a lot of work into the new touchpad, do touchscreens not make sense?
A: Steve: so far it hasn't made a lot of sense to us.
If you want cheaper computer, get a Dell. No one is making you pay for the MB or MBP. You have to pay for quality, just like everything else. If you want to pay Ford price for BMW, go to the Ford dealer. Don't go to BMW dealer and cry about how expensive it is.
Other manufacturers can, because they don't have to put up with the licensing question - cause they don't have to develop player software themselves.
Still... all this is royal ******** from teh Steve himself. Sony and Blu-ray IP holders have a vital business interest for Blu-ray adoption. Nobody can tell me that Apple couldn't have figured the licensing **** out.
the end of matte screens
11:01AM Q: Concern about the glossy screens. Are you going to offer another option?
A: Steve: We're going all glass -- we won't offer another version. Phil: You offset the reflection by the brightness, and consumers love it. One of the great things about a notebook is you can turn it however you want!
11:01AM Q: Concern about the glossy screens. Are you going to offer another option?
A: Steve: We're going all glass -- we won't offer another version. Phil: You offset the reflection by the brightness, and consumers love it. One of the great things about a notebook is you can turn it however you want!
Blu ray is a gimmick. Firs of all you need dual or should I say triple format? Read/burn CD/DVD/Bluray. There is not enuog software, all this copyright crap and so on. Seriously as much as I hate apple right now for releasing consumer grade immature pimp my ride... I mean pimp my laptop with shiny bling stuff I still think that apple store provides good source for HD content (movies should be less expensive by the way).