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Apple's 2008 Plan.. Your Thoughts, Additions, Alterations?

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MetBook

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Apple's 2008 Plan:

1st Quarter: Macworld Excitement
  • Introduction of the MacBook Air (a new, thinner option for Apple fans; paving the way of the future for a more wireless MacBook)
  • AppleTV + iTunes
  • etc.

2nd Quarter: Price Drops and Updates
  • Apple drops the prices on the MacBook Pro line and Apple Cinema Display
  • Apple introduces a silent update for the MacBook

3rd Quarter: MacBook Pro and Apple Cinema Display
  • Apple introduces the new version of the MacBook Pro in June
  • The Apple Cinema Display line recieves a complete facelift

4th Quarter: Christmas Gifts
  • The MacBook Air recieves a small price drop
  • The iPhone recieves a small price drop
  • The iPod Touch and iPod Nano recieve boosts in their capacity

(With more funding for R&D) Things to expect for 2009:
  • Titanium MacBooks and the new iPhone
  • Induction charging is introduced for the iPod and iPhone
  • Apple Plasma Displays are inveiled
 
Apple markets the SSD MacBook Air to kids... calls it the MacBook Toddler and adds mickey mouse version and towards the end of the year... adds the sponge bob version.
 
MetBook said:
Apple's 2008 Plan:

1st Quarter: Macworld Excitement
  • Introduction of the MacBook Air (a new, thinner option for Apple fans; paving the way of the future for a more wireless MacBook)
  • AppleTV + iTunes
  • etc.

2nd Quarter: Price Drops and Updates
  • Apple drops the prices on the MacBook Pro line and Apple Cinema Display
  • Apple introduces a silent update for the MacBook

3rd Quarter: MacBook Pro and Apple Cinema Display
  • Apple introduces the new version of the MacBook Pro in June
  • The Apple Cinema Display line recieves a complete facelift

4th Quarter: Christmas Gifts
  • The MacBook Air recieves a small price drop
  • The iPhone recieves a small price drop
  • The iPod Touch and iPod Nano recieve boosts in their capacity

(With more funding for R&D) Things to expect for 2009:
  • Titanium MacBooks and the new iPhone
  • Induction charging is introduced for the iPod and iPhone
  • Apple Plasma Displays are inveiled
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are you talking about fiscal quarters or quarters as in jan to march = quarter 1, april to june = quarter 2 etc?

i believe the iPhone will receive an update mid-year to include G3 networking and various other improvements (capacity increase for ex). don't think MacBook Pro will drop in price, but there will probably be a minor bump in specs before the major update in June. The iPod line will most likely be updated sometime in september as usual.
 
Here's what I think (I'm just having fun with this)

1st Quarter:

Nothing else other than what we have already seen at MacWorld (similar to last year)

2nd:

MacBook will be updated a month or so before the MBP (perhaps in May)
MBP will be redesigned near the same the it did last year (at or before WWDC)
New ACDs at WWDC
Something is changed on the MBA... price drop most likely
iMac update to Penryn
Mac Mini sees update as well

3rd:

New iPhone released in September or October along with new iPods
MacPro update (either 3rd or 4th quarter depending on when Intel releases the fancy new stuff)

4th:

MacBook Air price drop for the Holiday season
 
With more R&D in 2009 we will have the MacBook Air with built-in hovercraft engine and with a double clap will fly to you..... now that would be my ideal laptop. Just kidding :p My guesses for this year is a transition of their products towards their new design concepts [MacBook Air, iMac, iPhone etc) and some new fancies technologies.

-Victor
 
I would like to see Apple make their notebooks cheaper and more powerful, without leaving out the sexy looks.
 
1St
Macbook Air
Macbook Pro - small update, new intel, bigger HD
Macbook update

2nd
Apple cinema display update
Mac mini update

3rd
Ipod update, mayby something new in iPod familly
Macbook pro - Big update, it has to happen, mayby a new redesign
New Macook aluminum
 
MetBook said:
Apple's 2008 Plan:

1st Quarter: Macworld Excitement
  • Introduction of the MacBook Air (a new, thinner option for Apple fans; paving the way of the future for a more wireless MacBook)
  • AppleTV + iTunes
  • etc.

2nd Quarter: Price Drops and Updates
  • Apple drops the prices on the MacBook Pro line and Apple Cinema Display
  • Apple introduces a silent update for the MacBook <--- umm never, there is nothing to update... plus it was just updated in late October... MBP gets update before MB

3rd Quarter: MacBook Pro and Apple Cinema Display
  • Apple introduces the new version of the MacBook Pro in June <--- This may be a bit early as I predict that the MBP revision will be with MONTEVINA, which isn't due out until mid year, maybe later. Shortly after the MBP update the MB's will likely get the Penryn CPU, but the 3MB L2 cache, not the 6MB L2 that will be in the pro.
  • The Apple Cinema Display line recieves a complete facelift
  • iPhone 2 shows up, 16GB and 32GB with 3G, GPS, and removable storage .

4th Quarter: Christmas Gifts
  • The MacBook Air recieves a small price drop
  • The iPhone recieves a small price drop
  • The iPod Touch and iPod Nano recieve boosts in their capacity

(With more funding for R&D) Things to expect for 2009:
  • Titanium MacBooks and the new iPhone
  • Induction charging is introduced for the iPod and iPhone
  • Apple Plasma Displays are inveiled
Click to expand...
Meh
 
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