Apple Tablet Set for Second Quarter Launch With Aluminum Casing?

MacFly123 said:
Ok, can someone please tell me how business quarters really work? I mean obviously I have assumed this:

1st Quarter: Jan, Feb, Mar.
2nd Quarter: Apr, May, Jun.
3rd Quarter: Jul, Aug, Sep.
4th Quarter: Oct, Nov, Dec.

But why do I hear things like other companies quarters being over different time frames or shifted oddly? How does it all work?

And if they are saying a 2nd quarter release for the Apple iSlate when would that put it?

I know it seems and should be simple, but I keep hearing different companies doing different things! :confused:
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Corporate quarters are based on the same 3-month sets you show, but any given quarter can be any given corporations 1st quarter. Looking at some prior financial reports from Apple, it looks like their 2nd quarter ends at the end of March (so their 1st quarter is apparently Oct, Nov, Dec).

If the Tablet is to be a 2nd quarter release per Apple's quarters, it would have to be out before the end of March. Now here's the fun part: the press generally likes to quote quarters as you've surmised they should be. So, if someone is estimating when a product will launch based not on Apple quarter arrangement, but instead on general time estimates, then the 2nd quarter is Apr, May, Jun.

So the key is reading the quote carefully. If Apple says: "We will release this before the end of our 2nd quarter", that's before the end March. However, if some analyst/writer says, "I believe this product will be available in the 2nd quarter", that's probably Apr,May,Jun.
 
iRACK said:
First of all: U R a Showoff.
Second: I would have ditched the AIR an get myself a decent Screen.
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Oops, you are one of those people, who have their computers and iPhones meticulously listed as their signature!

So, you have...

iMac ALU, 2.4GHz, 3GB, 320GB S-Leo 10.6.1
MacBook White, 2.1GHz, 2GB, 160GB S-Leo 10.6.1
iPhone 3GS, 32GB, T-Mobile Germany

And YOU give me advice on tech?! That MB Pro is now 14 months old and it's faster than your desktop.

I wonder how you would react to my smug holiday pictures with our useless iPhones on them.
 
I've got such a fanboi hard on for this thing. I don't care what it is or what it does, I'll be buying it. Just for the experience.
 
What's all this about some Apple tablet? This is news to me.

Having now read all of these rumors it looks like Jobs is going to dump on us some sort of freakishly large iphone. Hopefully not quite as large as this.

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Is it me or is Apple's tablet unveiling starting to feel more anti-climactic amidst all the recent tablet announcements at CES.

uraniumwilly said:
Uh, although the macrumors community is important, and please don't misunderstand me, all of us here, and YOU, ARE REALLY REALLY important... However, consider how the mass of tablet-buying consumers out there might have a different perspective on how all of this is playing out.

Again, YOU ARE IMPORTANT.

And, OUR OPINIONS MATTER!

So, just to review, our perspectives and opinions here on this board ARE IMPORTANT.

VERY important. *

* Not too awfully important. Actually, probably not important at all. Kind of meaningless, really.
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I don't know about anybody else, but I'm feeling very anxious. VERY anxious. Thank you, uraniumwilly for addressing this. I just hope Apple do the right thing. This is important. Think about the children!
 
thats because...

...if it wasn't for TSMC having such low yields early on for their 40nm process Apple's tables would have been done sooner. It took longer than Apple hoped to get enough Tegra 2 chips for the anticipated initial launch demand. Looking forward to it though. Good choice on Apple's part too especially since their second tablet would be comming out right around the time the Tegra 3 comes out on the 28nm process that TSMC and Qualcomm are jointly working on and should start sampling mid 2010 (not for Tegra, just in general).
 
Reed Rothchild said:
Think about the children!
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poundsmack said:
...if it wasn't for TSMC having such low yields early on for their 40nm process Apple's tables would have been done sooner. It took longer than Apple hoped to get enough Tegra 2 chips for the anticipated initial launch demand. Looking forward to it though. Good choice on Apple's part too especially since their second tablet would be comming out right around the time the Tegra 3 comes out on the 28nm process that TSMC and Qualcomm are jointly working on and should start sampling mid 2010 (not for Tegra, just in general).
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I'm thinking, as some rumors have suggested, that Apple will use their own in house chips via PA Semi over Nvidia, but I guess you could have point.
 
abijnk said:
I'm thinking, as some rumors have suggested, that Apple will use their own in house chips via PA Semi over Nvidia, but I guess you could have point.
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That is what Apple wanted to do for obvious cost saving and platform exclusivity reasons, but was unable to do due to not being ready. PA Semi is still a good 6+ months away from even show casing their efforts. I would be surprised if we see anything from them pre 2011. It is most certainly apples intent to use them though when ready.

I am just surprised that Apple didn't just go ahead and buy Nvidia. As far as I understand it was discussed between the 2 companies but Nvidia had no intent to sell and especially not at the low ball price that was offered. but thats a whole nother matter.
 
hmmm?

Pomares said:
Why would they outsource the Aluminium casing? Makes no sense to me. I would discard this rumour.
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Just to let you know Apple doesn't make anything on their own. Apple doesn't have an Apple magic factory of some sort. All components and elements of all apple products are outsourced. Many small companies supply Apple with what they need and plants in China and Taiwan assemble iPhone or a Mac. Apple just tells them how to make it and what to make.
 
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kernkraft said:
They were said to demo it this month with shipping it from March... What happened? I suppose, other tablets happened.

And the iSlate goes back to the drawing board...
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Those eight-day months'll get ya every time.
 
Aluminum is recyclable

I don't think anybody has yet mentioned Apple's switch to highly recyclable materials in recent times.

Aluminum isn't just aesthetically pleasing, it's highly recyclable.

Not that this is important. After all, the earth's resources are unlimited.:rolleyes:
 
poundsmack said:
That is what Apple wanted to do for obvious cost saving and platform exclusivity reasons, but was unable to do due to not being ready. PA Semi is still a good 6+ months away from even show casing their efforts. I would be surprised if we see anything from them pre 2011. It is most certainly apples intent to use them though when ready.
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You seem fairly confident of this, perhaps I've missed some articles somewhere, care to enlighten me? I've not been keeping up with the PA Semi news that much, I just kind of assumed they were at least mostly production ready when Apple bought them.
 
March 17th will be the actual ship date for those that pre-order. The 19th for everyone else. ;-)

The charging unit is sold separately. :eek:
 
jouster said:
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Those eight-day months'll get ya every time.
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He's referring to the push back of the release date not a push back of the demo. 2nd quarter for mac usually means almost 3rd qtr. March wouldve been 1st qtr.
 
BTW said:
March 17th will be the actual ship date for those that pre-order. The 19th for everyone else. ;-)

The charging unit is sold separately. :eek:
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It would be kinda cool to include that inductive charging into this thing like the powermatt stuff.

bretm said:
He's referring to the push back of the release date not a push back of the demo. 2nd quarter for mac usually means almost 3rd qtr. March wouldve been 1st qtr.
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You have the original release date? Do tell.
 
str1f3 said:
They will use a prototype at the event. Apple hasn't yet set a shipping date and two months should be enough time to produce enough tablets for an initial US launch.
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I really really hope and pray so. I love my European cousins and all and feel some sense of fond connection to the old countries, but I pray there's enough for 90%+ of us in the US to get our hands on them. We've anguished, suffered and waited enough. :eek:

aucl said:
hope they do think global, and give the other markets it's shares
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Нет. Apple это АМЕРИКАНСКАЯ компания!
"No. Apple is an AMERICAN company!"
:)
 
Consultant said:
Quick, someone spread this rumor, and see how the Apple-wannabe knockoff makers announce their products:

Apple table is actually made of diamonds and precious metals. Even the circuit board solders are made with silver.
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Ha, but seriously you'd think all of Apple's products were made that way by their pricing!
 
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bretm said:
jouster said:
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Those eight-day months'll get ya every time.
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He's referring to the push back of the release date not a push back of the demo. 2nd quarter for mac usually means almost 3rd qtr. March wouldve been 1st qtr.
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Perhaps he could make that clear since the statement is, at best, ambiguous. No, scratch that: the idea that Apple will go "back to the drawing board" as a response to the CES offerings is laughable.
 
zarusoba said:
I don't think anybody has yet mentioned Apple's switch to highly recyclable materials in recent times.

Aluminum isn't just aesthetically pleasing, it's highly recyclable.

Not that this is important. After all, the earth's resources are unlimited.:rolleyes:
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It is. But the reception is far poorer. May I please have an extra charge BTO option of a double battery and a plastic case to account for the extra thickness? Please?

When I am done with it I will put in the bin next to the dozens of far more wasteful single-use water bottles I inappropriately use.

Rocketman
 
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