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Apple Planning Entirely New Mac Product Line?

While I hope that they would release a consumer priced 'Mac Pro' that is upgradable, I doubt that this will happen. The current line up optimizes revenue and covers most targeted users already. Plus, this would not bring anything 'new' to the daily Mac experience.

My bet would be on some sort of touch screen device. Think a desktop sized and powered iPad.
 
Bluenose17 said:
Could this be the start of the quote in last months conference call:

Q: 12% downtick in revenue guidance is more than usual. Why?
A: Let me start with the units. For education buying season, September is weighted toward higher education, and we expect increases there. We also expect increases in iPhone, etc. There is also a future product transition that we are not going to talk about today. Those factors are already in our guidance. Confident in our pipeline. Tim Cook talking about some cannibalization of Mac by iPad. But also cannibalizing Windows. Very happy with 14% growth in Mac. :cool:
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"There is also a future product transition that we are not going to talk about today" is a frequent comment in many/most of these conference calls. In this one it can easily be explained by the iPhone 5 and to a smaller extent new iPod models.
 
Big deal

Apple's probably got 2-3 model updates coming so these Macotakara guys are trying to make it into something bigger than it is... how original. An entirely new product line? The report is too vague to make that leap.

The Mac Pro is due for an update and suitable processors should be out by year end so ya there's probably one of those on the way. the 15" MBA has been talked about before so that wouldn't be a big surprise. The MBP's losing optical drives wouldn't be a shock either. So ya, 3 models with fairly notable updates... there's your "entirely new product line".

That being said, you never know with Apple. If there is something earth shattering I'll be just as excited as the next fanboi. Love or hate Apple it's always interesting to see them try and break the mold.
 
err404 said:
While I hope that they would release a consumer priced 'Mac Pro' that is upgradable, I doubt that this will happen. The current line up optimizes revenue and covers most targeted users already. Plus, this would not constitute anything 'new' to the daily Mac experience.

My bet would be on some sort of touch screen device. Think a desktop sized and powered iPad.
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What about a 14" iMac that's cheap? That would be a good consumer product.

Or a cheaper MacBook in the $400 range?
 
Benjy91 said:
I didnt say that as my arguement, I asked how much would you value my opinion if I opened with that statement?

Because it is just as valid you as declaring without proof "the only reason people use Microsoft products, is because everyone else does".
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actually that is a major reason people buy Windows machines. The fact that Appl accommodates users with Bootcamp sort of validates that argument.

Plus most people use PC's all day, especially at work, so it's easier to use at home as well. Of course it also helps that PC's are cheap and so is Windows when it's subsidized in the purchase price of most PC's
 
faroZ06 said:
Not really. Companies want an OS that is widely used for their servers. They would never care about looking cool as their computers are not portable.
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I am not sure what you're saying since most companies run servers with a flavour of *nix.
 
aeaglex07 said:
actually that is a major reason people buy Windows machines. The fact that Appl accommodates users with Bootcamp sort of validates that argument.

Of course it also helps that PC's are cheap and so is Windows when it's subsidized in the purchase price of most PC's
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What about Linux servers? They're probably used more than Windows servers for big businesses.

For small ones, I've seen both Windows and Mac servers. I have a Mac Mini running SL Server, and I'm happy with how easy it is to use and how clean it is.

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theSeb said:
I am not sure what you're saying since most companies run servers with a flavour of *nix.
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No, I was just telling benjy that looking cool in Starbucks and using a widely used OS are not the same.

And I agree, Linux is more widely used, but Windows is still used more than Mac.
 
aeaglex07 said:
actually that is a major reason people buy Windows machines. The fact that Appl accommodates users with Bootcamp sort of validates that argument.

Plus most people use PC's all day, especially at work, so it's easier to use at home as well. Of course it also helps that PC's are cheap and so is Windows when it's subsidized in the purchase price of most PC's
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I was putting my opinion across as to why it would be pointless or even a bad thing for Corporations to just switch over entirely to Mac. What people use in the home is down entirely to personal preference. In the home there is really no "better choice". It comes down to what you feel more at home using.
 
Benjy91 said:
I was putting my opinion across as to why it would be pointless or even a bad thing for Corporations to just switch over entirely to Mac. What people use in the home is down entirely to personal preference. In the home there is really no "better choice". It comes down to what you feel more at home using.
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Corporations use Linux. Small companies use Windows and Mac. Maybe after a few years, most small companies will use Mac as Mac OS gains popularity.

Most small companies using Windows have never really used Mac before, so they don't know enough about it to make a switch confidently.
 
aurichie said:
Credit card ready I'm buying three of whatever they have planned!!!
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Are you paying with these?

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ThunderSkunk said:
Having used a big vertical touchscreen, I understand why Jobs said that after they tried the idea out, they found it to suck. They're completely un-ergonomic.

Want to see why? Operate your iMac with one hand, and with your other, reach out and mimic the motions on your screen as if you're tapping on menu items or typing on an on-screen keyboard with that arm. See how that feels after a minute. Five minutes. Ok, put your arm down to rest, now every time you want to click something pick it back up and reach all the way up to do it.

Zero chance.
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Enter iKinect, oh wait.. wrong company :- )
 
faroZ06 said:
What about a 14" iMac that's cheap? That would be a good consumer product.

Or a cheaper MacBook in the $400 range?
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Simply dropping the entry level price point won't create a new class of device. A budget MacBook and iMac are still fundamentally an MacBook and iMac (unless they are iOS/ARM based).
 
divinox said:
Enter iKinect, oh wait.. wrong company :- )
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The HP Touchsmart is aptly named, your arm really smarts after trying to use it. The person in the ad looked like he was moving his arm more than we would turning a crank.
 
akilone said:
I think we're gonna see something like iPad Pro, iPad with bigger screen, higher resolution and Lion.
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Fast processor, more RAM, more storage, USB, one step closer to a laptop replacement.

faroZ06 said:
What about a 14" iMac that's cheap? That would be a good consumer product.

Or a cheaper MacBook in the $400 range?
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Never happen in a million years.

aurichie said:
Credit card ready I'm buying three of whatever they have planned!!!
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Take a deep breath.
 
err404 said:
Simply dropping the entry level price point won't create a new class of device. A budget MacBook and iMac are still fundamentally an MacBook and iMac (unless they are iOS/ARM based).
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So all laptops are in the same "class"? You can't just change the name and specs level to make a new product?
 
MacTouch

Kind of like the nintendo DS, standard laptop display, but get rid of the trackpad and keyboard and put a large touch screen there.
 
It will be a new iMac with a screen that does not have yellowing, dead pixels and other problems. That will be pretty revolutionary for Apple. I am not sure what the iMac subforum will discuss if that happens though. :rolleyes: :eek:
 
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That's what I'm thinking. itv
 
A vertical screen with touchscreen is a terrible idea (sorry, HP) but a flat-on-the table screen (or slightly angled) is something I eventually expect to see in Macs. Probably very-widescreen in shape, since reaching far away is almost as bad as reaching up to a vertical surface. (Good way to get Popeye Arms.)
 
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