I'd like to see Apple use desktop CPUs in the iMacs. I don't like the idea of buying a desktop PC that only performs as well as a laptop.
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Oh I don't know about that. I my self have tried the tricks that are out there on how to install Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware.
Before you say it. (Yes but some people have done it). That is true but that is such a small number who have really figured this out. Or I my self is too dumb to figure it out?
Hugh
Installing osX on a PC is hard to do for now because we have to work with recovery disks from existing MAC configurations, the current retail osX is PPC only so there is no Install disk. There are some DELL laptops that work with the CD's from the Mini because they are so similar in hardware, the laptop needs a ROM update but no other hacks or cracks.
There is currently no hard- or software protection to prevent osX on PC so why would Apple change that for Leopard?
is this true? thought it was more hacking to it than use an apple cd install on dell-laptop... Well, I for one believe apple is strong enough to licence it to certain pc-retailers - like dell, hp etc.
regarding imac - I definitely think we can expect a slimmer iMac...if we're lucky "an amazingly new design" I've got the cash for a 24"
regarding imac - I definitely think we can expect a slimmer iMac...if we're lucky "an amazingly new design"
I've got the cash for a 24" agreed. It's pretty hard to beat a computer that looks basically like a display. The only thing I can think of is they will make it thinner, sleeker and more compact.
Seems like Mr. Jobs is going to have a TON of things to talk about at WWDC...
iPhone
Leopard
New design for the iMac
MacBook Pro upgrades (?)
Gonna be a long one!
iPhone
Leopard
New design for the iMac
MacBook Pro upgrades (?)
Gonna be a long one!
Two screens just gets messy, over complicated and over-engineered.
Too inflexible, too ugly. Nothing minimalist or elegant about it.
Not going to happen.
Steve made his displeasure know for pointing devices at MacWorld in January. I can't see him back tracking.
But smooth, black and glossy is a possibility.
Seems like Mr. Jobs is going to have a TON of things to talk about at WWDC...
iPhone
Leopard
New design for the iMac
MacBook Pro upgrades (?)
Gonna be a long one!
Agreed. heres looking forward to WWDC...
I'm not sure. I'm only speculating about multi-touch based on a bit of intuition and logic, but it might not be ready yet, as others have pointed out, the expense is one thing.
Being able to reach out and touch and manipulate your photos is far more natural than using a mouse.
But there will be a solution to the finger prints some kind of double coating / special chemical formula. Someone, somewhere would come up with some way making it happen.
I don't think you really understand how Apple works. It has nothing to do with strength.
Providing the whole solution means they don't have a melee of complicated hardware configurations to support. This is how iPod + iTunes works. MS have basically admitted defeat by choosing to base the XBOX / XBOX 360 and Zune (and ZunePhone when it arrives) on Apple's model (Hardware + Software as an integrated solution).
The only reason Windows worked was because MS had exclusive deals with major hardware makers, so they couldn't bundle anything else bar Windows with their machines. It was a one off, not some magical catch-all marketing strategy that can be repeated and will work every time (see failures of Plays for Sure and Windows Mobile for reference. You can also be certain that if MS had created a XBOX software platform and got Dell, HP etc. to make the hardware it would have failed too).
People said that there would be loads of stuff at MWSF 07, but really there were two products: Apple TV and iPhone (Airport extreme but wasn't covered in the keynote).
He may just stick to Mac OS X Leopard.
Most probably. There should be plenty of "secret" stuff yet uncovered, so if they're huge features they deserve a lot of stage time. Thus no time for announcing computer hardware.
OK, why would Apple release a new mac 2-3 months before a new OS??? Buy a computer now and have to reinstall everything before you even break it in?
A lot of people don't install the new os right away--to maintain legacy apps, and so on.
Most people actually. And most businesses tend to lag on the OS updates as well. Some are even buying new hardware just before the new OS release date.
The current imac is just plain ugly the G4 had style and was a piece of art.....hope its better then the current one but have my doubts!
is this true? thought it was more hacking to it than use an apple cd install on dell-laptop... Well, I for one believe apple is strong enough to licence it to certain pc-retailers - like dell, hp etc.
regarding imac - I definitely think we can expect a slimmer iMac...if we're lucky "an amazingly new design"
How would this benefit Apple? There's nothing in it for them. The theory behind this is to expand Apple's marketshare, but like the Clone program, all it'd be doing is cannibalising Apple's sales.
I don't think current iMac is ugly, but you're right in that the G4 iMac was truly a piece of art. I loved that design! Then again, I also loved the G3 iMac design once it was discontinued, so perhaps some day I'll be loving this G5 iMac as well
Chime in on chin
As I sit here in front of a 20" iMac, it reminds me that the chin does serve another purpose. It hides a lot of junk. If the chin was not there, I would be seeing the 6 cables coming out of the back, the wall mounted dsl router, a powerstrip, wires for speaker, the wire coming out of the usb hub on the desk, and the transition (gap) between the desk and the wall behind it. It really does help with the illusion of "where is the computer?" and cleans up the whole computer desk area.
Also, my previous suggestion that the iMac might have a smaller screen imbedded in the chin was criticized by elppa. You have a point that it might be over engineered. I did not consider that. It might require some sort of special graphics card so as to preserve the ability to run an external monitor, which might be expensive. But I still think that having the second screen would provide more space for utilitarian stuff, like the dock and widgets, but free up space for the main applications... for what it's worth. Thanks for the critique elppa.
As I sit here in front of a 20" iMac, it reminds me that the chin does serve another purpose. It hides a lot of junk. If the chin was not there, I would be seeing the 6 cables coming out of the back, the wall mounted dsl router, a powerstrip, wires for speaker, the wire coming out of the usb hub on the desk, and the transition (gap) between the desk and the wall behind it. It really does help with the illusion of "where is the computer?" and cleans up the whole computer desk area.
Also, my previous suggestion that the iMac might have a smaller screen imbedded in the chin was criticized by elppa. You have a point that it might be over engineered. I did not consider that. It might require some sort of special graphics card so as to preserve the ability to run an external monitor, which might be expensive. But I still think that having the second screen would provide more space for utilitarian stuff, like the dock and widgets, but free up space for the main applications... for what it's worth. Thanks for the critique elppa.
Good point
I didn't think of that myself, because lot of iMac users also happen to have wireless keyboard & mouse. IF the power cord was the only cord, it is almost invisible.