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iPhone 3GS, Marble Delayed, Tablet Exists?

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Hey all. Don't know if this means anything, but I just came across this on Facebook in the section where you manage ads running on the site:

There is a large targeted campaign running 6/8/2009 that may impact your delivery for this one day if you are targeting the same users. We advise that you do not drastically change your bidding behavior.​

Could this be Apple running a huge ad campaign? (For them to post a message like this to all advertisers means there is something big going on...)
 
hiimamac said:
A will stand fir share. Video share. It's all going to be about iLife, mobile me money grabbers and sharing video and otitis, share.
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Hey man, good to see you! Still struggling with the software keyboard I see :D

Just kidding.. I think you are totally right with your prediction.

Here are a few additions of mine:

  • First introduction of OS 3.0
  • Demonstration of new features of OS 3.0
  • Some App demonstrations by third party devs
  • New iPhone(s) introduction
  • Preview of Snow Leopard
  • Some guy playing music live on stage

Maybe they will switch the introduction of the new iPhones and the OS, so they can show off the features that the new iPhones have such as compass etc..
 
I hope the iPod Touch also get updated with faster processor, ram and video. The iPhone is to expensive for me because i don't have or need a cellphone.
 
I dunno about you but Sunday postings are my favorite postings of all! Yay for WWDC!!!
 
peterdevries said:
Hey man, good to see you! Still struggling with the software keyboard I see :D

Just kidding.. I think you are totally right with your prediction.

Here are a few additions of mine:

  • First introduction of OS 3.0
  • Demonstration of new features of OS 3.0
  • Some App demonstrations by third party devs
  • New iPhone(s) introduction
  • Preview of Snow Leopard
  • Some guy playing music live on stage

Maybe they will switch the introduction of the new iPhones and the OS, so they can show off the features that the new iPhones have such as compass etc..
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I guess you're right. And just for safety reasons I just issued Stop-Loss-orders, because if this is all (and I guess it is) and there's no mention about Steve anywhere, I guess the stock will be directly heading towards 100$ again.
 
str1f3 said:
I wouldn't know what Schiller would even say about Snow Leopard when he gets on the stage if there's no new UI. Essentially WWDC is the new Macworld for Apple. Is he supposed to go up there and talk about 64-bit support and Grand Central for a half hour? I'm sure the audience will be enthralled with that speech!
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"iphone now with video! the video is so cool! look i make video call to s jobs! ooohhh! steve!! isn't video great! it's the best video on mobile phone ever! not only that it's the best video anywhere ever!"

ivideo!ivideo!ivideo!ivideo!ivideo!
 
peterdevries said:
I agree that a unified interface would be nice, but I value increased performance etc. much above that. Personally I'm not so annoyed by a few aqua scrollbars. I was more annoyed by Windows e.g. having application and system settings all over the place in stead of in one place in the OS.

Looks are important, but if there is a trade off, then I would favor in performance and reliability.
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The problem is that this new UI has been worked on for the past 3 years. The point of Snow Leopard is that the OS was supposed to be redesigned for the future. The UI is part of that redesign. Virtually everything around the OS already has been redesigned (iTunes, iLife, QuickTime, iWork, MobileMe, System Preferences). At least half the move has already been finished. Of all the upgrades, the UI of the OS would have been the easiest. It's not hard at all to change the colors to a more consistent look.

Of course I would always choose performance first. But there shouldn't be a choice. There are already rumors that they are about to hit Gold Master. Are you telling me they can't spend another couple of months to fix up what little of the redesign there is left to do?

The funny thing is we already know where it is going:
-black menu bar and dock
-pale blue iTunes scrollbars/folders
-darker grey
-black contextual menus (similar to GarageBand)
 
swagi said:
I guess you're right. And just for safety reasons I just issued Stop-Loss-orders, because if this is all (and I guess it is) and there's no mention about Steve anywhere, I guess the stock will be directly heading towards 100$ again.
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Whatever the announcements of WWDC, there is going to be a decline in stock price for the coming weeks. It has been the same after each public event for the past few years.

The only thing I can see breaking that trend is the introduction of a markedly cheaper iPhone (and before everyone starts again: Yes, I know no-one in the US cares about the price of the phone, it's the dataplans etcetera..), or the unlikely introduction of a new device such as a tablet.

With the Share Price around $ 145 currently, I see a possibility that it will go towards around $ 130 in the coming weeks. Until rumors for the next event start picking up and the next sales earnings call is around the corner, after which it will go up again.
 
If isn't released until October, then why the hell wouldn't they be able to put marble in there as well?

It would be pretty p*ss poor if they didn't.

Not to mention how it will look to most normal folks who won't see the tiny differences in the details. Windows 7 jumps up refreshed and modern, Snow Leopard still has the "creamcaked jellybutton" look from several years ago. No, really that will be great. Absolutely awesome. Excellent choice.

Or not. :rolleyes:
 
peterdevries said:
With the Share Price around $ 145 currently, I see a possibility that it will go towards around $ 130 in the coming weeks. Until rumors for the next event start picking up and the next sales earnings call is around the corner, after which it will go up again.
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Small addition: Another thing that would get the stock price soaring would be Steve Jobs climbing on stage with some extra pounds and a tan.
 
Feng Shui said:
Seriously, this guy pisses me off. Its like he's leeching off Macrumors and other sources alike to make his "own" predictions.
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Virtualball said:
ugh, more of the same. WHAT is so good about the video camera? If he knows why it's a major selling point, tell us! :p We'll find out shortly, i guess..
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You obviously don't have the slightest idea about how information gets out into the wild. Gruber is more likely to *dismiss* rumours than to create new ones. He only goes public with information he knows is no BS. And had Virtualball read daringfireball.net for some time he'd have known about the "selling point" stuff, namely that it will be a PR decision by Apple to sell the new phone with a focus on video.

PS: I'm starting to get really fed up wth all the negativity around these forums a la "argh, not again..." and "we knew THAT already now didn't we" because it is THESE posts that repeat and repeat and repeat over and over.
 
w00master said:
LOL, it's probably why I don't get it (as I'm over 35). Then again, with AT&T's INCREDIBLE 3G network (note the sarcasm there), I just cannot see this happening. However, I've been wrong so many times in predicting what Apple will do, so who knows... :)

w00master
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It saddens me that so many people seem to be very ego-centristic when it comes to evaluating features and suchlike. Also, AT&T is a non-issue in most countries of the world, a fact far too many people seem to ignore.

There are very many people who would love to see video-chat being a reality. And even if it were just 20% of a possible userbase for iPhone, the feature wouldn't stop the other 80% now would it?
 
str1f3 said:
It's perfect enough for three OS's! There's like three different UI's in Leopard. ... At some point or another they are going to have to unify this interface. This is part of what Snow Leopard should have been about.
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Why does every app have to look the same? The controls aren't confusing just because they have a different color.
 
8CoreWhore said:
Apple will have 6 versions of Snow Leopard:
499.00 Super Duper Titanium -- will have iLife
359.00 Super Titanium -- no iLife but it will provide a subscription to anti-virus
299.00 Titanium -- no iLife, no DVD burning
199.00 Cobalt -- no iLife, no DVD burning, no Quicktime Player
129.00 Plywood, Basic, home, beginners version - no iLife, no DVD burning, no QT Player, you can't change your wallpaper and you can only run 3 programs. iTunes costs 5.00/month or it will run with reduced capabilities.
To add 64 bit support, add 103.62 to any version above.
:D
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LOL, and then you think "no one would be so stupid as to announce stuff like that..."
 
JohnGruber said:
I’m completely convinced that the tablet is real.
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No DUH.

Apple filed patents for such a device years ago. Of course IT EXISTS, but is it going to market?

-_-; Uhg.
talkingfuture said:
Strange that there aren't any big rumours about Snow Leopard. I guess we'll see a demo and maybe a release date for later in the year.
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Because there is no real mystery.

Apple said release in Q3 2009 a while back, and it isn;t anything great, just a trimmer version of what exists.
 
celtikmind said:
If isn't released until October, then why the hell wouldn't they be able to put marble in there as well?

It would be pretty p*ss poor if they didn't.

Not to mention how it will look to most normal folks who won't see the tiny differences in the details. Windows 7 jumps up refreshed and modern, Snow Leopard still has the "creamcaked jellybutton" look from several years ago. No, really that will be great. Absolutely awesome. Excellent choice.

Or not. :rolleyes:
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Windows 7 looks like a multiple-clown homicide. Colours all over the place, transparency-glass-hell. Looks like it was designed by Flava Flav on a bender.
 
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