So I guess no one will be disappointed when all of these computers come out on June 6th?
They can update the apple store tonight if they want to, I know I'm ready.
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Apple to Update Nearly Entire Mac Lineup at WWDC?
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They can update the apple store tonight if they want to, I know I'm ready.
Optical drives on desktops make perfect sense. You can use it to burn files, but even transfer what ever is on the disk to your laptop with an apple feature. So I don't know if we'll see it completely disappear.
Apple typically announces new hardware on a Tuesday, so Wednesday the 6th would be an odd day for that to happen.So I guess no one will be disappointed when all of these computers come out on June 6th?
Tuesday is the traditional press release day here in Silicon Vally since it works well with legacy publishing schedules for weekly deadtrees periodicals.
Moreover, there are usually reports from channel partners that inventory has dried up, or lead times for shipping from Apple.com jump dramatically shortly a new product release.
We have seen neither at this time, which makes a hardware release in less than 48 hours highly unlikely. That said, if it happens, it happens on Tuesday, not Wednesday.
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The store has been down a lot recently. It could well just be more work in preparation for new products or a lot of work addressing security issues.
Well I can't wait to see what happens with this evolving process
-apple store down
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-apple store down
ALLL NIIIIIGGGHHHTEERR!
Yeah, but the store doesn't usually go down this early for a Tuesday refresh.
Not at least for a couple more hours...
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MacBook -upgraded and has retina display
MacBook Air- -upgraded and has retina display
Mac Mini -upgraded
Apple OS -mountain lion/ iOS 6
Where's the iMac? Where's the Apple TV? - they are the same product, prepare to see the most polished product repositioning PREVIEW.
The iPhone era started well after the keynote and the "Hello" ad. Hype and competitors will surge and Apple will learn from the successes and mistake of others. Hopefully this airshare like thing from Microsoft makes it. Looks promising.
Essentially what we'll get is a super awesome does everything retina display in iMac and TV size options. The accessory push will naturally start with some game changers from apple and continue to evolve in the iecosystem.
If they go balls out, we might even see a video of SJ talking about the concept in its earlier stages. Last thing, remember CES in 2006? Yeah. Me neither point is who's going to remember E3 2012 with a WWDC right after?
MacBook -upgraded and has retina display
MacBook Air- -upgraded and has retina display
Mac Mini -upgraded
Apple OS -mountain lion/ iOS 6
Where's the iMac? Where's the Apple TV? - they are the same product, prepare to see the most polished product repositioning PREVIEW.
The iPhone era started well after the keynote and the "Hello" ad. Hype and competitors will surge and Apple will learn from the successes and mistake of others. Hopefully this airshare like thing from Microsoft makes it. Looks promising.
Essentially what we'll get is a super awesome does everything retina display in iMac and TV size options. The accessory push will naturally start with some game changers from apple and continue to evolve in the iecosystem.
If they go balls out, we might even see a video of SJ talking about the concept in its earlier stages. Last thing, remember CES in 2006? Yeah. Me neither point is who's going to remember E3 2012 with a WWDC right after?
True.
These late night (well Pacific Time late night) store maintenance shutdowns never result in major new product listings. They really are maintenance timeouts.
Mac Pro's Death means what ?
I was just wondering, since i read about the end of the Mac Pro line too many times, what will apple use in there HQ if they drop it ? Do they themselves have no need for a upgradeable towerlike PC ? Will they use Hackintoshs ? Does an iMac serve all their needs ?
Since they used to build stuff they like to use themselves...hm
I was just wondering, since i read about the end of the Mac Pro line too many times, what will apple use in there HQ if they drop it ? Do they themselves have no need for a upgradeable towerlike PC ? Will they use Hackintoshs ? Does an iMac serve all their needs ?
Since they used to build stuff they like to use themselves...hm
The big wait is for the Mac Pro.
I'm also curious if the mini will get a little more power and RAM that can be self-installed.
I'm also curious if the mini will get a little more power and RAM that can be self-installed.
*sigh* The Mac Pro isn't going anywhere. it's like the all-knowing elder of the Macs. The others are all Hipster counterparts, needing attention and updates each year. Meanwhile, the Mac Pro just chills with it's epicness and 8-12 cores of power, and giggles at the other devices' Thunderbolt ports, which most people only want so that they can attach exterior units of storage/processing/etc. so that they can justify their actions of NOT buying the Pro in the first Place. I could be wrong, but I'm not.
Isn't the keynote followed by a detailed session for each of the OS's and design awards now in the early evening?
They could use more of the Keynote for hardware if they wanted.
I'm hoping it's the mini that's not announced, if there's to be an odd Mac out, though obviously it'd be nice if we got 5/5. They can release a minor refresh sometime later with a press release, it's a small, easy forgotten product and I don't know why they'd spend any time on it at WWDC.
The MacBook Pro has a large following. People will care to see them presented. It's a good candidate for retina displays, as well, which may be the entire focus of the 10.8 presentation.
The MacBook Air, same deal. Important product people will want to see, especially if it has a retina display.
The iMac, as dinky as it is, is still a major product line that people care about. It makes sense to show it off if there's a new one, and it's got an integrated retina display.
Of the two headless Macs, well, the Mac Pro is the only one people ever talk about, ever care about. I say this as the proud owner of three minis. The Mac Pro is far more impressive to show off at WWDC in front of media and web-streamers around the world. If Apple's going to release new cinema displays with retina resolutions, it's the one computer likely to even have the power to run those pixels. Even if there are no new cinema displays, at least the Mac Pro is newsworthy. The mini simply isn't, as useful as it is in certain niches.
So, if we're getting 4/5, I really thinkreally hopethe mini is the odd Mac out.
The MacBook Pro has a large following. People will care to see them presented. It's a good candidate for retina displays, as well, which may be the entire focus of the 10.8 presentation.
The MacBook Air, same deal. Important product people will want to see, especially if it has a retina display.
The iMac, as dinky as it is, is still a major product line that people care about. It makes sense to show it off if there's a new one, and it's got an integrated retina display.
Of the two headless Macs, well, the Mac Pro is the only one people ever talk about, ever care about. I say this as the proud owner of three minis. The Mac Pro is far more impressive to show off at WWDC in front of media and web-streamers around the world. If Apple's going to release new cinema displays with retina resolutions, it's the one computer likely to even have the power to run those pixels. Even if there are no new cinema displays, at least the Mac Pro is newsworthy. The mini simply isn't, as useful as it is in certain niches.
So, if we're getting 4/5, I really thinkreally hopethe mini is the odd Mac out.
That is not true in all cases. If you leave aside the fact the 13" Air is more expensive, it's got a tiny SSD.
Someone like me who wants a 13" Pro to use final cut would be happy with an Air RAM wise, but not for it's price or SSD.
If they discontinue the 13" Pro, I'll likely get the 15".
The design awards were never a part of any official Apple presentation (hosted by Steve), at least not in a major way.
Apple doesn't linger on what happened. They talk about the new stuff.
There's a limit to how much time they can spend on a keynote (in terms of audience interest), so they really need to focus the breadth of their topics. Assuming a 90 minute presentation, I would guess that over 60 minutes would be on iOS and OS X, with relatively little time spent on hardware.
After all, above all this is a developer event.