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Apple On Track to Ship Intel Macs by June 2006

iGary said:
*curls back under covers, pissed off*
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Hahaha! 😛 You're really not taking any of this Intel transition well, are you?

Maybe it's just Steve's idea of a big prank....

"Only joking, Here's the G5 Powerbook!"
 
922 said:
The .Mac update was behind the black cloth. Yes, I was expecting more too, but I think a delay on some products (coughMPcough) made the keynote too empty and be canceled. Then a special event was set up to unveil all products that WERE ready (iPod nano, iTunes 5).
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Are you sure the black cloth was removed ?
 
I could have told everyone not to wait up. Apple's investment in PowerPC is over. I would not expect anything exciting except a small speed bump or feature improvement until the Mactels are ready. All hardware engineering has switched to Intel by this point. Corporations have to decide where they are going to invest their resources. At this point putting any money into a "dead horse" is just not worth it. The people that need a computer because their old one breaks or cannot run what they need to will buy one. Everyone else that has purchased in the last couple of years or so will wait for the Mactels anyhow.
 
.Mac Update!

jeriqo said:
Are you sure the black cloth was removed ?
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Nope. But the Expo aready started so it makes sense. ATTENTION PEOPLE: APPLE SILENTLY INTRODUCED THE NEW .MAC! So there, one small new product. MP PowerMacs are 100% positively coming before Christmas (look at ship times). Powerbooks might go high-res, too.
 
Well... if this is it, then you know now why the Keynote was cancelled.

What would have happened if Steve did a Keynote, and the only thing he could mention was:
- .Mac updated (Yah!)
- On schedule for iGary's favorite CPU 😀
 
Abercrombieboy said:
I could have told everyone not to wait up. Apple's investment in PowerPC is over. I would not expect anything exciting except a small speed bump or feature improvement until the Mactels are ready. All hardware engineering has switched to Intel by this point. Corporations have to decide where they are going to invest their resources. At this point putting any money into a "dead horse" is just not worth it. The people that need a computer because their old one breaks or cannot run what they need to will buy one. Everyone else that has purchased in the last couple of years or so will wait for the Mactels anyhow.
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You're right, but there could be better screens, better graphics (the one with h.264 decoding would be nice), or just price cuts. I prefer any of these over .mac being upgraded to the size of an iPod shuffle.
 
I'm wondering why people constantly say PBs won't be upgraded to Intel first, but later - when the PB are in most need of a decent processor...


I'm thinking the software - By June there should be more Pro software available, plus you get to run using that emulator ( the name escapes me ) until such software is ready.
 
hob said:
You gotta love that mans flair for the over dramatic!!
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Agreed. I found this comment amusing. Oh well. I was up at 5 am anyway to get to work, so its not a big loss for me. But anything could happen. As has been suggested, its only 5:30am over on the West Coast.
 
Because Apple specifically said it would be the consumer line that gets upgraded first. Probably allow the "consumers" to test the products before unleasing them on the "pros." 😀


Stella said:
I'm wondering why people constantly say PBs won't be upgraded to Intel first, but later - when the PB are in most need of a decent processor...
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NeXTLoop said:
Because Apple specifically said it would be the consumer line that gets upgraded first. Probably allow the "consumers" to test the products before unleasing them on the "pros." 😀
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And that's because the Pro-software might not be ready yet....
 
Why is everyone so disappointed?

Nothing was under that black cover, and nothing is what we got. 😉

And yes, there will be small updates coming for the PB and PowerMacs, but maybe later today or a bit later. What else can they use to draw attention away from the nothingness people have witnessed in Paris so far?
 
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"You don't want to rot in hell, do you?"

My man. 😎
 
NeXTLoop said:
Because Apple specifically said it would be the consumer line that gets upgraded first. Probably allow the "consumers" to test the products before unleasing them on the "pros." 😀
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Thanks.

I thought people were just pulling these conclusions out from their arses or something... 😀
 
NeXTLoop said:
Because Apple specifically said it would be the consumer line that gets upgraded first. Probably allow the "consumers" to test the products before unleasing them on the "pros." 😀
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Where did Apple specifically say that? It's plausible, but I haven't seen any proof of this, people just repeat after each other.
 
Arnaud said:
Or... Maybe the black curtain IS the new Apple product ? 😱

- maybe they plan to do the same with... curtains ?

Paris is an ideal launching place (what with fashion etc).
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Apparently, they've already broken into the sock merchandising field.
 
GeoffRuth said:
Apparently, they've already broken into the sock merchandising field.
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Oh yeah, I forgot that one... (The iSock?).
Hmm, maybe the iShoe is closer than I thought too...
(Batteries in the heels, FW as shoelaces, etc etc...) 😎
 
I am very dissappointed. I wish they would have actually updated something besides .Mac. Most Mac users don't even use it because it costs. I dunno, I just think it is stupid to spend all that money on an expo just to tell people what you could have done through mass media.
 
Eluon said:
I am very dissappointed. I wish they would have actually updated something besides .Mac. Most Mac users don't even use it because it costs. I dunno, I just think it is stupid to spend all that money on an expo just to tell people what you could have done through mass media.
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The presence and reassurance in that Europe market is what this EXPO was held for. 🙂

.Mac might seem like a minor update, and many will agree since its only software based and not hardware based. And the last time anyone checked Apple Computers is a hardware company then software. So we feel "ripped off" to say the least at this announcement.

I do understand Apples position on this foray as people are waiting for Intel Macs and they claimed that they have many "exciting products" for 2005, as mentioned in Steve's Keynote @ WWDC 2005.
 
922 said:
The .Mac update was behind the black cloth. Yes, I was expecting more too, but I think a delay on some products (coughMPcough) made the keynote too empty and be canceled. Then a special event was set up to unveil all products that WERE ready (iPod nano, iTunes 5).
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Originally, under the black cloth, there was an Intel Wireless (Centrino) Mighty Mouse with a G5 Mighty Mouse as backup "Just in case" and at the last minute both were scrapped. Intel wanted thier logo to be bigger than the Apple logo and the G5's were causing third degree burns to users palms. 🙄
 
It's odd to see Steve out and about on the show floor. He's like God walking the streets of NY or something.
 
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