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Apple to Live Stream Upcoming October 16 iPad Event

Candy color polycarbonate iMacs are coming back in the form of new iPads?

4K Apple TV sets that Jobs referred to in his biography?

I can't imagine this being a groundbreaking product release though.
 
Yes, it is far too long that we use the same audio format. Time to change it and rather sure U2 will be the first album to buy with the new format. I hope we change from stereo to 5.1 compressed format. Let's cross fingers.
 
They're getting back into the printer market. But this time it's a 3D printer. Book it.

Other ideas:

iPod Touches that match new iPhone (iPod Touch 4.7", iPod Touch Plus 5.5")
Retina iMacs and Thunderbolt Displays
touchscreen iMac
iPad Pro running iOS AND MacOS
bringing back base MacBook (not a Pro) at a low price point ($699?)
MacBooks and iMacs offered in Space Gray, Silver, Gold
new Mac Mini
new AppleTV
 
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petsounds said:
The "It's Been Way Too Long" tagline is still very curious to me. It suggests an admission that something on Apple's part is overdue. I really don't think this has anything to do with product lines, as there are no Apple products which are horribly out-of-date, certainly not even to the level of the old Mac Pro, unless you want to count the Cinema Display. But it seems unlikely they'd brand an event just for a monitor.

So I think they are alluding to something more fundamental to the company. What this is, that's the real curious part. Cook has always been more nostalgic for past Apple than Jobs was. When he first started making public comments after becoming full CEO, he called Macs by their old name, "Macintosh" a few times. Then we got that big retrospective site last year. More recently, they used the old rainbow logo in one of their commercials.

So whether he just has nostalgia, he thinks that tapping into Apple's history has brand power, or both, I think this event is going to be used in part to change something on a higher level about Apple. Perhaps Apple will start using the old rainbow logo on Macs again. Perhaps in their recent interest in fashion, they will start offering some Macs in trendy colors again. Perhaps they will announce that they'll be manufacturing Macs in America again. Whatever it is, I think it's a tie to Apple's past and Apple's future.
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I think you made a lot of good points but your last example about making Macs in America again has strong possibilities. This quarters' numbers that they just released indicated about 5 million macs shipped. That's a lot of computers but nothing compared to iPhones and iPads. Apple could handle making about 25 million desktops and laptops in the US each year without raising the cost to consumers too much. They could even start branding some models and made in the USA and some not. That way the price would make more sense to consumers. They would start with iMac retina because that will now become the 2nd most expensive Mac available.

So this announcement would signify not just a shift for Apple but also for its customers. It's about corporate culture and long term goals but it is also about products which will be directly addressed at the event.
 
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tdtran1025 said:
Let's see what the tag line "it's been way too long" implies. What comes to mind is three products that fit, Mac mini, iMac, and definitely AppleTV,;but who knows?
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Actually, Alex Lindsay on macbreak weekly this week (at the beginning) had a great explanation for why it probably happened. He works with such stuff so I prefer his view. Go watch, it's worth it, and actually a bit embarrassing for Apple.
 
Looks to me...

Am I the only one who looks at the invitation and sees a finger applying pressure to a screen?
Perhaps the new iPad is going to have the flexible retina display?
 
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iososx said:
Apple thrives on the illusion they're special, an exclusive event confined within the walls of Apples garden. Walls that Apple must work aggressively to keep in place. They still reap robust profits from the "lock-in" model of proprietary cables and other items with creative names to maintain the illusion of superiority.
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Coming late to the party. Ha:p
 
petsounds said:
The "It's Been Way Too Long" tagline is still very curious to me. It suggests an admission that something on Apple's part is overdue. I really don't think this has anything to do with product lines, as there are no Apple products which are horribly out-of-date, certainly not even to the level of the old Mac Pro, unless you want to count the Cinema Display. But it seems unlikely they'd brand an event just for a monitor.

So I think they are alluding to something more fundamental to the company. What this is, that's the real curious part. Cook has always been more nostalgic for past Apple than Jobs was. When he first started making public comments after becoming full CEO, he called Macs by their old name, "Macintosh" a few times. Then we got that big retrospective site last year. More recently, they used the old rainbow logo in one of their commercials.

So whether he just has nostalgia, he thinks that tapping into Apple's history has brand power, or both, I think this event is going to be used in part to change something on a higher level about Apple. Perhaps Apple will start using the old rainbow logo on Macs again. Perhaps in their recent interest in fashion, they will start offering some Macs in trendy colors again. Perhaps they will announce that they'll be manufacturing Macs in America again. Whatever it is, I think it's a tie to Apple's past and Apple's future.
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I think you are on the right track here about Macs being made in the USA again.

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If this live stream doesn't go well, I'm really really going to be disappointed in Apple. Coupled with the 8.0. 8.0.1, 8.02 issues, it's scaring me!
 
petsounds said:
It suggests an admission that something on Apple's part is overdue. I really don't think this has anything to do with product lines, as there are no Apple products which are horribly out-of-date
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Well, I'm sure that the people in the Mac Mini, iPod Classic forums and the 17" MBP fan club are getting excited. Probably wouldn't hold my breath, though.

Anyway, you don't own up to having "out of date" products or being "overdue" in the invites to a press launch - this will probably be something nostalgic like reviving the "Macintosh" name.

...unless they've persuaded Woz to turn up wearing an :apple:Watch and a pair of Beats' finest and do a quick ballroom routine with Tim. :D
 
Can't wait for the horror show again, I was so happy about the live steaming with my Ipad Air during the Iphone 6 event. But was nothing but overlapping of English & Mandarin while Phil ad Tim talked.

I also found zero options for subtitles while using my ipad,seemed the streaming was hard coded into the broadcasting.
 
tascott02 said:
Am I the only one who looks at the invitation and sees a finger applying pressure to a screen?
Perhaps the new iPad is going to have the flexible retina display?
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That's not too far fetched however it's the top part of the Apple logo so it probably isn't a hidden message really.

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ParanoidDroid said:
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I have a cold and I can't stop coughing.

This picture almost killed me.
 
There's always a lot of love for the Mac Mini in these forums. But I gotta ask... has it ever been a top priority for Apple?

The majority of Apple's computer sales have been laptops for quite some time. And I gotta imagine that the iMac is next in line.

Sure, the Mac Mini hasn't been updated in a while. But even when it was new... was it a big seller?
 
It's been way too long…

I think they're shortening the power cable from 3.5 ft to 3 ft. Studies have shown that on average human beings are never further than 3 feet away from a power outlet. Over time this small change will save the world millions of tons of CO2. It's like putting a brick in the toilet or removing one of the strikes from matchboxes.
 
If they're able to provide live streaming and posting it on the Apple.com website, why can't they have the presentation posted on Apple TV in less than 24 hours?
 
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