IDG: Jobs Expected to Give Macworld Keynote

[ratattak]

no jobs?!?!!?

There will be rioting on the streets. And pillaging of villages. And slaughtering of all!

Honestly though, it would really suck without him.

 

[137489]

Quote:
Originally Posted by shervieux

Please don't let it be anything bad. I just switched my entire platform, and my employer is starting to embrace macs. I am one of the testers with the initial roll out.

Yup, apple is waiting till their biggest event of the year to release bad news....

I didn't mean that... what I meant was I hope the lack of news and such a low-key MW, I just meant I hope nothing bad is on the horizon. I didn't mean they wouls announce bad news a MW.

 

[Niiro13]

Doesn't he always give the keynote for Macworld and WWDC? Or am I missing something?

It makes no sense for him not to, right?

 

[NT1440]

Quote:
Originally Posted by shervieux

Please don't let it be anything bad. I just switched my entire platform, and my employer is starting to embrace macs. I am one of the testers with the initial roll out.


I didn't mean that... what I meant was I hope the lack of news and such a low-key MW, I just meant I hope nothing bad is on the horizon. I didn't mean they wouls announce bad news a MW.

Heres to hoping for a great MW

cheers

 

[Winni]

No Mac OS X on generic PC hardware

Yes, it is quite unlikely that OS X will be made available for non-Apple hardware as long as Steve Jobs is in charge.

On the other hand, the pressure on Apple has been increasing steadily since they migrated to Intel processors and they have a great opportunity there. I'm sure they would easily make more money with OS X software licenses than they could ever make with Mac hardware. So I would not categorically rule it out anymore.

In fact, they wouldn't have to do much to make this fly: All they had to do is remove the hardware-dongle code inside OS X and hand-out a hardware compatibility list to interested companies like Dell so that they can ship compatible machines with a pre-installed OS X. In other words, they'd only have to clone Microsoft's very well working OEM business model and they'd be extremely successful.

Snow Leopard could be exactly the right version of OS X for that launch: No legacy PowerPC support, Intel architecture only. And with the still lacking acceptance for Vista, the launch window couldn't be any better than now.

 

[ProwlingTiger]

Steve Jobs? At Macworld? WOW! I...had always dreamed of this

Joking,
Seriously, I'd like to know when he ISNT there lol.

 

[pmpknetr21]

Nice!

PowerBook G5 next tuesday?
Safari feels snappier?
Cinema Display updates any day now?
10-finger gesture support for Snow Leopard?
Mac Mini will die?
Final Cut Studio finally Cocoa?

Let me just finally get the new Mac Pro for God's sake...

This really made me chuckle.... Especially the "Safari feels snappier" line. Man, I needed that.

 

[Stately]

Steves talkin. Tablet please.

 

[Bonte]

Yes, it is quite unlikely that OS X will be made available for non-Apple hardware as long as Steve Jobs is in charge.

On the other hand, the pressure on Apple has been increasing steadily since they migrated to Intel processors and they have a great opportunity there. I'm sure they would easily make more money with OS X software licenses than they could ever make with Mac hardware. So I would not categorically rule it out anymore.

In fact, they wouldn't have to do much to make this fly: All they had to do is remove the hardware-dongle code inside OS X and hand-out a hardware compatibility list to interested companies like Dell so that they can ship compatible machines with a pre-installed OS X. In other words, they'd only have to clone Microsoft's very well working OEM business model and they'd be extremely successful.

When they stop growing is the time to go OEM, sooner than that would be stupid i think. But Dell wants it bad, they already have different models that are 100 % hardware compatible with osX except for the EFI compatibility.

 

[FoxyKaye]

The iDog

Did anybody notice how many Apple products were in the Disney movie "Bolt"? I think Stevenote is going to introduce a whole new era of computing with an iDog - does your Internet and fetches a ball all in the same product, all without cleaning up pet mess.

Then again, maybe the dearth of rumors for the upcoming Macworld means Steve finally found the internal snitches at Apple and its vendors and had them assassinated. Or just locked in a closet somewhere. Or cut off one of their fingers or something.

 

[NT1440]

Did anybody notice how many Apple products were in the Disney movie "Bolt"? I think Stevenote is going to introduce a whole new era of computing with an iDog - does your Internet and fetches a ball all in the same product, all without cleaning up pet mess.

Then again, maybe the dearth of rumors for the upcoming Macworld means Steve finally found the internal snitches at Apple and its vendors and had them assassinated. Or just locked in a closet somewhere. Or cut off one of their fingers or something.

Mighta had something to do with Jobs founding pixar.....

Edit: NVM he bought it.

 

[alexbates]

It is obvious that Jobs is going to be at Macworld unless there is some sort of tragety that happens. We would all die without him.

Does anyone think that we could see new products a few days after Macworld and not just hear what will happen later in 2009?

 

[inkswamp]

Steve'd better be there.... there is NO way i'm watching a keynote done by ...ugh... Phil Schiller!

No love for Phil, huh?

I don't think many people can step into Steve Jobs' shoes for these keynotes, but my first pick would be Phil Schiller because he's one of those few executives who lets it slip from time-to-time that he actually has a goofy sense of humor. I think that could be turned into a great replacement for Steve's stage presentations. Besides, I like Phil's way of presenting things. He's definitely less epic-sounding than Steve but sometimes that's a good thing. Everything unveiled on stage does not need to be THE GREATEST THING WE'VE EVER DONE, SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY THE COMPUTING/MUSIC/PHONE WORLD WORKS.

 

[Tallest Skil]

No love for Phil, huh?

I don't think many people can step into Steve Jobs' shoes for these keynotes, but my first pick would be Phil Schiller. Personally, I like his way of presenting things. He's definitely less epic-sounding than Steve but sometimes that's a good thing. Everything unveiled on stage does not need to be THE GREATEST THING WE'VE EVER DONE, SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY THE COMPUTING/MUSIC/PHONE WORLD WORKS.

Yes, but...

You have to admit, Phil Schiller doesn't...

Well...

He doesn't say, "Boom!"

 

[NT1440]

No love for Phil, huh?

I don't think many people can step into Steve Jobs' shoes for these keynotes, but my first pick would be Phil Schiller because he's one of those few executives who lets it slip from time-to-time that he has a goofy sense of humor. I think that could be turned into a great replacement for Steve's stage presentations. Besides, I like Phil's way of presenting things. He's definitely less epic-sounding than Steve but sometimes that's a good thing. Everything unveiled on stage does not need to be THE GREATEST THING WE'VE EVER DONE, SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY THE COMPUTING/MUSIC/PHONE WORLD WORKS.

Thats how you pump up your fanbase....

 

[AidenShaw]

Heres to hoping for a great MW

Yeh, unlike the last couple of years.

Last year I spent $13 to go to MWSF, and it was disappointing.

 

[SleepyHead157]

Steve has to be there, even if he decides to leave he'll leave slowly on his own terms when he feels comfortable. Plus any keynote without Steve is not a Keynote at all.

 

[neutrino23]

Jobs really should begin passing the torch. His personality and presence is dangerously intertwined with the company. What would help would be a killer keynote without Jobs.

And that would start all sorts of speculation that Jobs is sick again or about to retire.

But a keynote delivered by Ive would be incredible.

It might make sense for Ive to deliver the keynotes. Having the CEO deliver the keynote is really unusual. If you watch the parade of CEOs that Steve has brought on stage you see that most of them are not competent at public speaking and know little about their products features. The MW keynote should be delivered by a product manager/marketing person/designer as they really know the product and have a passion about it.

 

[Tallest Skil]

The MW keynote should be delivered by a product manager/marketing person/designer as they really know the product and have a passion about it.

And... that's what Steve is. Before he dropped out of college, his major was advertising. He knows how to sell a product, and that's what he does every time he walks on stage.

The Reality Distortion Field works because in the way he presents, Steve makes you believe that the product is amazing, and he makes you believe that it is amazing by believing himself that it is amazing.

 

[law guy]

I'm a fan of a S.J. keynote - with the January 2003 three-size Power Book Alu notebook intro being one of my favorites. But my excitement is tempered because I see Apple producing a few revisions that seem to miss the mark, at least for me. In mind here, I have the last S.J. hosted event where matte screens on MacBook Pros were nixed as well as the separate track pad button. Perhaps Steve has read all of the photography sites panning the beloved notebooks in their last iteration and will bring back reasonable screens at least.

 

[NT1440]

To be honest, i love the keynotes regardless of if its a "worthy" product or not. That is simply because Im such a tech lover tho. Plus I cant think of anyone that gives a better presentation than jobs.


One things for sure, ill be watching.

 

[kdarling]

He knows how to sell a product, and that's what he does every time he walks on stage.

Yes, you can tell that every word is carefully chosen and rehearsed, to sell the products, even while appearing off the cuff.

The Reality Distortion Field works because in the way he presents, Steve makes you believe that the product is amazing, and he makes you believe that it is amazing by believing himself that it is amazing.

I don't think he does. It's really clear that he thinks he's much smarter than most of his customers, and revels in making them applaud even minor ideas or improvements, and ignore glaring omissions.

Anyone who's done similar dog and pony shows, can recognize (and even admire) such a refined BS artist.

 

[Tallest Skil]

I don't think he does. It's really clear that he thinks he's much smarter than most of his customers, and revels in making them applaud even minor ideas or improvements.

Anyone who's done similar dog and pony shows, can recognize (and even admire) such a refined BS artist.

The "Distortion" part has dual meaning. He distorts to make us think it's amazing, and he distorts to make us think that he thinks it's amazing.

 

[JGowan]

He must be at the Keynote if he is the CEO. I also hope that he is the main speaker.

Without Jobs, Apple would not exist. I hope he continues to be the CEO for a long time, and not end up like Bill Gates.

Apple would certainly be in a better place if Steve weren't there tomorrow than when Scully/Board kicked him to the curb in the mid-80s. He's putting in the right people and a roadmap of product, culture/mentality firmly in place right now.

Apple will exist. And it will thrive and prosper.

 

[Hiddenlionheart]

Yeah...I mean is there something wrong with them? (I'd like to know, 'cause whatever I buy it's a lot of money ) The AW I'm looking at has a similar price to the Macbook Pro, but has a physical wifi switch and an Intel chipset, Blu Ray, and a TV tuner.

Well. If you are asking if there is something wrong with Sony computers, I'd say yes. They do use inferior hardware (had harddrive failure and overheating issues), and there is a lot of software issues. I had an Sony FZ-470E, after dealing with various issues, I sold it and bought a macbook. Much better computer. The screen is much better on mac than on any other computer. As for blurary support, there are external drives that support mac, and truth be told they really are not that great. Using bluray on a laptop you get really bad battery life.

Hope that helps a little.