GarageBand, Mini iPods, Xserve... Tomorrow?

[elgruga]

The notion of an Apple music biz is a good one.

Bands post product - consumers buy it.

No hassle, no record company. It would have to be separate from ITMS.
PR would be up to the bands themselves.

Ad agencies would take over the role of publicising bands from the record companies. Slowly the record co.'s would die out and be replaced by a new paradigm of music.

I dont know if this is what Garageband is about though. Shouldnt think so.

 

[wankle]

Originally posted by iomar
Well, I just bought Apple Server over the holidays. I hope I can get a free upgrade if there is going to be new version of the server software.

Panther Server is going to be around until there is a OS X 10.4... so at the very least, another year. You don't have anything to worry about.

 

[aafuss1]

Originally posted by Doctor Q
AppleWorks was the competitor to MS Works, not MS Office. But I agree it is way past its prime.

Did anybody read the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"? Maybe Garage Band will turn out to be what Sherlock Holmes discovered that band to be. Starting in 12 hours, we'll know, and we won't have to play Sherlock ourselves any more. Until the next day, when we start all over again.

Microsoft Works was on the Mac from 1986-1994. Actually, I'd like to see a non education/academic version of Appleworks for Windows-so overseas users can get a copy. But not at the expo. MS will eventually release a new version after the announcement. Microsoft Works appears in line for v 8 in July (as v 7.0 was out in July 2002, and I have v 4/4.5/5/6/7 of it). Version 8-I'd expect a presentation module (based on Photo Story LE?) and better drawing tools. Appleworks is still in its 6.x series and lacks a portfolio (integrate with iPhoto)-I'd like major improvements and new features, even enough to justify a new name for it and a prenstation mode based on Keynote. And a my projects organiser the integrates with iCal. Apple should release a 'iPhoto Story'-like MS Plus! DME Photo Story (a simple .wmv based presentation program).

 

[ryaxnb]

Originally posted by gmapes
Garage band? Apple is a great company that needs to add something like the IPOD. What does apple have to offer to the business customer? PALMS, P800,P900, tiny cell phones, tablet pc, pocket pc, are all these companies crazy? Yo can say some but not all! Apple needs to develop the ipod but not Milk it dry!
I will buy 4 desktops G5's, and 2 laptops but am waiting for a answer to the PDA/IPHONE/Blackberry solution.

Using the IPOD as a pda is a complete joke. I can see it now walking into a meeting and pulling out the IPOD to scroll 2000 names to find a contact! come on my boss would think i was really messing around!

Iwalk or newton 2 can give the world something to think about! Now you have the IPOD for entertainment and the Iwalk/Iphone wahtever you call it- Business use that even Steve Jobs would carry into an office.

And beleive me having laptops in meetings are a distraction and rude to boot.

Apple this is my and I say my last time I will be waiting for apple to address this.

Uh, if you want a PDA, then how about you buy one? Hello? Palm's are fine PDAs.

 

[Trowaman]

okay, we got the XServes and Garage Band taken care of, good. iPod market, too much to even speculate on with stuff ranging from price fluctuations to miniPods and colors.

This still leave the following stuff with no info:

G5 Power Mac speed boosts
iWrite and Apple Office
20th anniversary Mac
and the mystery item (iBox? Tablet? other?)

Oh well, T minus 9 hours 10 minutes until our dreams are realized (or burned ) May the day rule . . .

 

[ryaxnb]

Originally posted by gmapes
MAc[sic, and sic] not in the PDA Busuness? Are you kidding me they started it with the Newton!

... And then got out of it in 1998, right?

Newton still blows away the ipaqs and palms. Just needs the same updated technologies.

I don't think so. I would probably rather use a Palm.

Are they in the Music business? Now they are? There were tons of mp3 players out there, but apple changed that with the IPOD!

Then what's with the Napster player, the Dell, the Gateway, the possible upcoming MS ones, the Creative ones, etc.?
And the PDA biz isn't going great.

Why is there pda functionality in the IPOD?

Because it's handy, duh.

Why did Jobs want to buy Palm? Why is INKWELL in the OS

Got me there, but if you want APPL to buy Palm, how about using a Palm?

, Why is Ical and Address book being developed so feverishly,

Let's make something clear. iCal and iContact (aka. Address Book) are desktop apps, not PDA apps. You'd probably need a rewrite to get it on a PDA.

and whyis there ISYNC?

To sync with third-party devices, and .Mac.

Apple know there is a need for these types of devices and they can reshape the market just like they did with the IPOD!

Looking at Palm, the need isn't large.

So come on now, saying apple is not in the PDA business holds no merit!

They're not now, anyway.

 

[scornn]

Re: Re: NOOooo !

Originally posted by Dave K
Wait 3-4 weeks like every other year recently.

I lean towards Feb 3rd +- one week.

My bet is superbowl it was 20 years ago this superbowl that we 1st met with "big brother" and the mac was released

 

[logoi]

http://www.ppcnerds.org bets on 2.4 Ghz dual Xserve and G5 upgrades in few days, audio editing/recording tool and mini-iPod

 

[scornn]

Re: DarkBlud

Originally posted by elgruga
Where are these DarkBlud guys playing next?

can you get me on the guest list?

darkblud.com is avalble
what smartass can pass that up

 

[Soculese]

iPod Mini

OK, so I sat at my desk in work yesterday watching the Keynote Stream for the audio since the vidoe was BAD. Got to finally see the iPod Mini on the website. My wheels turned on this for a while but now I kind of like them. If I did not already have a 10 Gigger myself I would get one. What I am wondering is if there is any sort of promo in the works. Since they are teaming with Pepsi, my drink of choice(However with my bad luck I won't win a single song as 1:3 somehow is too stiff for me) and giving away a boatload of songs I was wondering what type of Promo they will snag for the iPod Mini. The one thing I can think of is "get a Mini with a Mini" type of thing with the Mini Cooper. Just the same as they did with the VW and Pods United. Any thoughts? of is this something that is just way out there. My only problem with them is that they did not stick to the color scheme of the commercials for the iPod. I think that would have been cool, but in the end these seem like cool little gadgets. My prediction is a Mini promotion with a tag line of "Buy a Mini get a Mini free" or "Get a Mini with a Mini" with the Mini Cooper sometime in the future.

Stan