Greg Joswiak's Feature Presentation

[MacRumors]

Greg Joswiak, Apple's Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing, gave a Feature Presentation today at Macworld Creative Pro between 9:30 and 10:30 am EST.

According to notes provided at AppleMatters.com, Joswiak's Feature Presentation was sparsely attended and covered previous announcements as well as the introduction of Soundtrack as an standalone application.

Other topics convered include Panther, Applescript, Folder Actions, Expose, Pixlet, and the G5 Processor.

Meanwhile, Macworldexpo has posted Quicktime VR's of the expo entrance and a presentation.

 

[Pete_Hoover]

Does this mean no new Powerbooks? How long are we going to have to wait?

 

[holy MAC!]

blah.....

no new pbooks

 

[moosecat]

Wonder why it was sparsely attended. Wouldn't a lot of people attend simply because there was the chance of a new product announcement?

Or did the attendees know something we didn't?

The truth is out there. So is an 867mHz 12" PowerBook that is rapidly looking like my next computer.

 

[praetorian_x]

: - |

Where's my powerbook steve? Don't make me steve. I'm comin' out of the booth!

Cheers,
prat

 

[Tha_Sylent1]

Well that sucks

 

[thebossisback]

no powerbooks= huge mistake on apples part

 

[holy MAC!]

and to think.....

i woke up all early and everything....

this stinks,

the next big event is in september and i need a pbook before then...

i guess this is now a game of endurance...... on whether apple can make me snap and buy an old pbook.......

jeez..... talk about stress...... and school hasn't even started yet!

 

[stefman]

Bummer!!

No PB

I will be getting a 17" tomorrow....I'm tired of waiting.

 

[peteMG]

Blast. I had just told someone to keep an eye out for new 15" 'books. Oh well. Next event is ... Seybold SF?

 

[thebossisback]

I dunno what jobs is smokin'

 

[the future]

Boo...

 

[weev]

and where are the new powerbooks pray tell?

 

[holy MAC!]

this event will make people stop waiting and buy a pbook.....

brilliant marketing?

or stupid mistake?

 

[cyberddot]

I suppose I should add my own:

WAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaahh!

Chins up. Timing is everything and maybe NOW wasn't the time...doesn't mean it isn't around the bend...

Saying what we all could say,
dot

 

[jxyama]

dang... is apple really not going to update the 15?? are they going to wait until 12/17 are due for an update and do them all at once? (which can be argued to be now...) worse yet, are they going to wait until g5 is ready to be put into a laptop? (that could be a while...)

that's a real shame... i imagine a lot of people would like an Al 15...

OR

it must be one heck of a catastrophy that's preventing the 15 pbook from being produced/introduced/etc.

 

[KrazyKidd]

i dont know when the next chance of a pbook update is...but im not leaning towards buying an older powerbook. I need a 15" notebook before college starts but im not about to buy something thats obviously outdated. And I cant get one in September...Looks like dell is gonna see my money ;[

i really wanted to switch too...

KrazyKidd

 

[SpeedRacr26]

well unless Steve-o pulls a 15" Albook out of nowhere on a random summer tuesday and makes it available before school start then it looks like i will have to go w. my dad's idea. Get a 17" PB and take it to school until the 15" shows its face then buy one and give the 17" to my dad since there is nooooo way this Dell POS is coming with me. oh well

 

[yzedf]

yuck yuck yuck

That was lame...

I guess the need to sell more computers is not very high for Apple right now. I guess the idea of new product before school starts (especially notebooks for college kids) is not important to Apple right now.

I guess the $3k on my credit card is still safe...

 

[HasanDaddy]

"Where's my powerbook steve? Don't make me steve. I'm comin' out of the booth!"

hahahah - you go TollBooth Prat!!!

 

[jstef]

I was really looking forward to an announcement of Powerbook updates. Unfortunately, that doesn't look like it's going to happen this week. Looks like Apple just lost a new customer.

I think a lot of people are in the same boat as me. I don't want a year-old laptop computer, so I'll be buying something other than an Apple.

 

[herocero]

well . . .

$999 and free shipping on p4 dell 15"

screw you apple, you just lost my business.

 

[Rustus Maximus]

I guess my question for everyone who is dissapointed here is...

Why do they have to announce new products at one of the expos? Who says that can't and won't announce new PBs as SpeedRacr26 said, 'on some random summer Tuesday'?

They still have time to beat the 'school start' deadline for the educational market. They'll bring these things to market when they are ready and when it will be a worthy upgrade

 

[holy MAC!]

oh man... this might just work out....

i was waiting for a powerbook update so i can get the ipod educational discount... and all i got to say is:

thank god macworld paris is the 16-20 th.....

still....... i would not mind having a powerbook to play with during the summer.......

 

[HasanDaddy]

okay Apple

you won!

I'm buying the 17!!!

I shoud've bought the thing in April.....ugh....