Apple On Track to Ship Intel Macs by June 2006

[EvilMole]

It's odd to see Steve out and about on the show floor.

I've seen Jobs out and about on the show floor at US Expo's before quite a few times. He usually does a walk around the Apple booth (surrounded by his acolytes) just after the keynote. Ive, too, is often seen wandering around - and if you politely go up to him, he's usually happy to have a brief chat.

Of course, there was also the time that Jobs tried to walk around the show floor after a keynote only to be stopped from getting on to the floor by a security guy. Jobs had left his pass behind. The conversation went like this:

Apple flunky: "Don't you know who this is? You're so fired".
Security guy: "I don't care who he is. No pass, no show."
Jobs (smiling ruefully): "I'll just come back another time."

I always hoped that Jobs hired that security guy - maybe someone that zealous could stop Cupertino leaking 🙂

 

[ZorPrime]

rant/

This is sad. 😡

I wonder if Job's is doing some roleplaying by roaming around the Expo Floor... maybe he'll start to see what his loyal customers are going through... or at least the ones holding out for a truely updated PB

edit: Those customers wishing for Apple to once more be Apple "the computer company" and not Apple "those guys who make the iPod and haggle with the music industry."

end of rant/

 

[p0intblank]

I was dreaming of these updates last night for christs sake.

-bloodfist

LOL! Are you serious? I had some dreams about it as well. We're so hardcore.
😎

Also, just wondering: are you actually buying your new Power Mac on the spot or paying it off with credit? I've been paying my PowerBook G4 off for a year now and still have a ways to go. I'm wondering if I should go the same route with the new PM... I really want one for my graphic design work and just so I have a more powerful Mac to work on. My PB is nice, but I would definitely love a dual-core G5 more. It would own me. 😛

 

[drewyboy]

9 minutes till 9am in Cupertino time right?

 

[unregbaron]

New ibooks? !!

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60GB Ultra ATA hard drive
SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in AirPort Extreme
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Scrolling Trackpad
Sudden Motion Sensor

 

[thogs_cave]

I was looking forward to placing my PowerMac order sometime soon. I decided on which model last week, had to wait till this week for the expo, and now I might have to wait another week if these updates don't materialize...I might even have to wait longer than that.

I've never let that drive me. If the computer does what I need it to do, then I just buy it. If I sat around worrying about what's next, I'd never get any work done.

I bought my 1st-gen G5 2.0 DP two years ago, and it was an excellent decision. Rock-solid reliable, fast, and quiet. So what if CPU speed has gone up 35% in two years? I wouldn't notice the difference except on really tough jobs, and the time saved isn't enough to worry about.

Hell, we still have happy developers at $WORK using 5-year-old G4s. If the tool does the job, who cares? Not to mention that, in my many years of systems administration, I've noticed that the "latest and greatest" often includes a headache or two.

 

[BGil]

Yet they were the ones who broke the news about the switch to Intel. No one believed it at the time but it was true.

"Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips"

As hard as this is too believe, Paul Thurrott broke the news.

This one's bizarre, but we heard at lunch today that Apple is unhappy with the PowerPC production at IBM and will be switching to Intel-compatible chips this very year. Yeah, seriously.

 

[lcde]

Speculating is so much fun, but it also causes lots of problems...I was dreaming of these updates last night for christs sake.
-bloodfist

Good, now I don't feel so bad 🙂

 

[RobHague]

*puts fingers in ears* lalalala im not listening... intel who? lalala...

No really though, everytime i read about the latest on 'the intel transition' the bottom drops out of my gut and i wonder if i made a wise choice choosing an Apple for a few moments. I thought that Intel/AMD were trying to abandon most of the legacy stuff relating to x86 - they cant move away from it because that would be a costley and difficult step (like the Itanium). Apple are not in that position and they are moving towards it....

Anyhow as people keep saying 'Apples investment in PPC is over' and even if they keep support for PPC to keep the older users happy x86 is where the interesting stuff will happen. Will games developers for instance code a game to work on Intel and PPC CPU's??? Will it be worth it?? Will the PPC version have as much effort put into it? (lets face it some conversions are sloppy now with just PPC) or will the games just become even more thin on the ground for a while.

Don't get me wrong the powermac i bought is great, i like OSX. But it was also an expensive investment. I feel a little 'abandoned' by Apple at the moment, with all the focus on the Intel stuff it makes me feel like im just paying to clear their old stock until they get the better systems out. 🙁

Try not to flame cos its just my opinion and im allowed one since im paying for their products (probably) 😛

However seriously if this goes the way i think it will, my newest PowerMac G5 could be the last Mac i buy. Paying a premium for Intel kit to run OSX. As great as the OS is i think ill just forget it and go back to the PC. It all depends on how Apple treat the current users.... 🙁

 

[solvs]

New ibooks? !!

Those have been out for awhile. Sorry.

 

[oskar]

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." 😀

Where did Apple specifically say that? It's plausible, but I haven't seen any proof of this, people just repeat after each other.

I haven't seen this statement on any reliable source either. AFAIK this is a rumor everybody's taken for granted already.

 

[NeXTLoop]

Here's a link to that statement...

People will argue about CNET's reliability, but they did break/confirm the story to begin with. That being said, it would seem that the PB would be the most likely to be updated first.

I haven't seen this statement on any reliable source either. AFAIK this is a rumor everybody's taken for granted already.

 

[oskar]

Like most everyone else - what a let down that the only thing announced was updated .Mac. Did we really expect anything differently though with no keynote?

Well everybody was expecting a new PowerMac, not to mention minor updates to the PowerBook line.

 

[g4cubed]

Ohhh, presence, gotcha, not "presents" like you typed... 😛 😉

Yes, perhaps he thought everyone would forgot to look for or ask about updated products if they were mezmorized by seeing Steve live and in person. 😎

It was a play on words. But you're right about him hoping everyone would forget.

... and isn't that mesmerized. 😛 😉

 

[oskar]

Here's a link to that statement...

People will argue about CNET's reliability, but they did break/confirm the story to begin with. That being said, it would seem that the PB would be the most likely to be updated first.

That's not a statement from Apple. That's a Mac Observer article that quotes a CNET article which got reports from a WSJ as far as I can see.

 

[~Shard~]

It was a play on words. But you're right about him hoping everyone would forget.

... and isn't that mesmerized. 😛 😉

Yes, I know, just having some fun, which I'm glad you caught onto. 😉

As for mesmerized, maybe it's "mezMORized" since people were expecting MORE from Jobs. 😱 🙄 😱

 

[oskar]

Well...as disappointed as I am...this is only day one. What is the likelyhood of Apple annoucing something later on in the week? I mean if they announced hardware updates today, no one would be interested in anything else at the expo (like .mac, with dual core G5s, who's gonna really care about .mac?) With the rumors circulating like they are (dual core, PB updates), Apple might be trying to keep everyone on their toes and interested in the expo, and near the end, pull a "by the way", and announce the hardware updates. Sounds like a good marketing ploy to me.

I was looking forward to placing my PowerMac order sometime soon. I decided on which model last week, had to wait till this week for the expo, and now I might have to wait another week if these updates don't materialize...I might even have to wait longer than that.

Speculating is so much fun, but it also causes lots of problems...I was dreaming of these updates last night for christs sake.

-bloodfist

You said it. Speculating is fun. But it is highly unlikely Apple would give less time in an expo to what could probably sell more.

 

[BHarris]

Disappointment

So what about that stupid, mysterious, goodie concealing tarp? 😱

 

[bloodfist]

So what about that stupid, mysterious, goodie concealing tarp? 😱

I think they said that was the .mac setup...I think.

What I was thinking they would do when the expo closes one night, they setup another booth with the updated PB and PM in it. Of course it would be covered like the .mac one was until it would open the next day.

just a guess/hope.

-bloodfist

 

[g4cubed]

Yes, I know, just having some fun, which I'm glad you caught onto. 😉

As for mesmerized, maybe it's "mezMORized" since people were expecting MORE from Jobs. 😱 🙄 😱

Yeah I knew 😉
For the life of me I can't remember the commercial that said "less is more." Maybe that's what SJ was thinking. 😕

 

[MacFan782040]

Maybe there was iPod nano socks behind the black cloth.

 

[NeXTLoop]

You're right. I thought it was from Apple, but was wrong. Like I said, personally I think the PB is the best candidate for the first MacTels.

That's not a statement from Apple. That's a Mac Observer article that quotes a CNET article which got reports from a WSJ as far as I can see.

 

[BHarris]

notebooks on display?

Are there any iBooks or PB on display? i know I am reaching, I am just hoping .Mac wasn't "it" 😱

 

[SiliconAddict]

rant/

This is sad. 😡

I wonder if Job's is doing some roleplaying by roaming around the Expo Floor... maybe he'll start to see what his loyal customers are going through... or at least the ones holding out for a truely updated PB

edit: Those customers wishing for Apple to once more be Apple "the computer company" and not Apple "those guys who make the iPod and haggle with the music industry."

end of rant/

God people. If there is no water in a cup, its empty. If there are no options other then an x86 PowerBook then you wait until its ready. It’s that simply. Everyone needs to pull their panties out of their crotch and cool off. A PowerBook will be released as soon as it’s ready. I'm pretty sure that Jobs isn't hold the bloody thing back because he loves to seem people screeching like chimps who had their banana taken away from them. It will come when it comes.

 

[sw1tcher]

Let's not forget, the promotion for a free ipod mini with mac ends on the 24th...I could see a slim possibility of still getting new PB's by then.

*keeping my fingers crossed*

New PB's on the 24th? A Saturday? You must mean on Tuesday, the 27th.

EDIT...

G5 PB's on Tuesday!