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Apple's Upcoming Product Transition

Possible Transitions that would reduce revenue:

(1) From Universal Binary to Intel Only New Product Releases (no more revenue from PowerPC owners after Leopard) and Rosetta removed (Intel users no longer able to run PPC software).

(2) More products being ported to Windows - reducing the need to Switch in the short term but encouraging more switchers in the long term.
 
Possible transition has possibly arrived (apple store is down)

Think some of those transitions have arrived.

Apple store is down (2:44 A.M PST)
 
a456 said:
Possible Transitions that would reduce revenue:

(1) From Universal Binary to Intel Only New Product Releases (no more revenue from PowerPC owners after Leopard) and Rosetta removed (Intel users no longer able to run PPC software).
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They would NEVER pull Rosetta! Think about it: Last time they changed processors they included an emulator (the 68k emulator). They never removed it until Mac OS X because there was still 68k code in the OS. Makes me wonder whether Intel Tiger and Leopard still have some PPC code.
 
Could be a coincidence...

There is a sign in the Apple Store in Burlingame, CA that they will be closed for a week for refurbishing in early August. They suggest using some other nearby stores during that week indicating that those stores will not be down the same week. Any other refurbishing going on?
 
The whole thing could just be Apple being Apple, but what if there was a discount being offered to all those who just recently purchased a Mac? Given the large number of people who have recently purchased (based on their last quarter report) that could cost them a pretty penny. It would help provide them with a wider user-base for any 10.5.x only programs, specifically ones that emphasize 64-bit.
 
Transition Thoughts

Okay, so I've been thinking (mostly wishful) about the word transition. Seems an odd word to use if it were just a run-of-the-mill product update, or if it referred to the wait before Leopard comes out.

Now, this set me off connecting the dots that we've been hearing about lately. What if the delay to Leopard and the distinct lack of revolutionery secret features unveiled at WWDC, the delay to iLife/iWork, the delay to the iMac (which is reportedly finished and awaiting an announcement), the lack of almost any major/enclosure updates to any of the other Macs, and mention of lower margins were all related.

What if all these announcements were delayed so the public could get their hands on and test out a technology at the core of the delays for a few months?

Perhaps the line that links all of this is the user interface - ie. multi-touch in some form (a mousemat size tablet to replace the mouse for example). It also fits with some of the changes to Leopard GUI - like CoverFlow, which is easy to flick, not so easy to scroll through with a mouse.

Now, I know I've taken 1+1 and ended up with 11, and I'm sure it's not realisticly possible within a reaonable price, but you never know. It would certainly be interesting!

Anyway, worth a post!
 
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