Intel Apple Laptop In January?

[generik]

I had an e mail from Apple with the following offer -

For a limited time, you can load up your new Mac with a full version of Microsoft Office 2004 and save up to $250 after mail-in rebate.

Hurry, this offer expires on January 31, 2006.

Mac World starts January the 9th. I seem to recall that Apple did a similar offer on G3 pBooks just before the lauch of the first gen G4. Smacks of clearing inventory perhaps? What do you all think.

Perhaps, but let's not discount the fact that Apple can always announce a media event and launch new products from there.

I am starting to have doubts that we will see it at MWSF.

 

[steve_hill4]

They are offering this worldwide, on any Mac in the UK too.

Not necessarily to do with new PBs, but could be to boost sales even further over the holidays, ready to switch in the new year, (after all, most suspected sales would fall after the intel announcement, but they have in fact risen, and apple want them to rise further).

 

[generik]

The Australian offer lasts till Feb 28th:
http://www.apple.com/au/promo/officebonus/

The funny thing is if I were to hold out till then, I will start expecting a bump for Powermacs anytime soon. Remember for the previous transition from G4-G5 when the final speed bump included bumping all models across the board to dual?

I really hope for the next one all PMs will be bumped to quad