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Jobs Excited about Device, Keynote?
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Ah but there is competition. Until at least 2008, Windows Vista will have to compete with... Windows XP.
WinXP SP3 is scheduled for release some time in 1H2008; minor security fixes will undoubtedly continue to be pushed out the door for SP2 on a regular basis at least until then.
The vast majority of the installed base already has Windows XP preinstalled on their systems, and if the Windows98/ME/XP transition is any indication, most of those computers will stay that way at least until mainstream XP security support is phased out or the computer hardware is replaced.
And that raises another issue of Microsoft pricing... The licenses of Windows XP which MS sells to OEMs is severely discounted. Something like $69, if memory serves me correctly from the last time I bought the minimum legal definition of "new hardware" and asked the clerk to throw in a copy. That's the price that Apple will have to compete against if they want to capture the new-system market, either preinstalled or do-it-yourself.
Jobs is retiring
According to sources such as The Wall Street Journal, Jobs' health has been on the decline for a while. The buzz in many circles "in the know" is that Steve Jobs will be announcing his retirement and possibly introducing his replacement, although that might not be for a while yet. Perhaps this is why he has invited close friends and family and [one of] the many reasons for the lengthier than normal key notes address. Beyond which are the rumors that Leopard will not be 10.5 but rather a whole new OS [as defined by the "unreleased" secrets] either branded a new name, XI, or something entirely different to kick off Apple's "new beginning". The mobile device, better known as "iPhone", may or may not be released under iMobile and iMobile Pro. These "all-in-one" mobile devices may combine cell phones with ipod music/video playing capabilities, a 16:9 touch screen as depicted by previous patents with "touch buttons" along the parimeter, camera/web camera for pics and video conferencing, a smaller version of the yet-to-be released "Leopard" OS along with OS integration into either Mac or PC, iTunes with full featured movies for large screen viewing along with the use or torrents for downloading, etc. New '07 suites iLife and iWork with spreadsheet and word processing applications may be announced as a full alternative to Microsoft Office. Tomorrow will tell
According to sources such as The Wall Street Journal, Jobs' health has been on the decline for a while. The buzz in many circles "in the know" is that Steve Jobs will be announcing his retirement and possibly introducing his replacement, although that might not be for a while yet. Perhaps this is why he has invited close friends and family and [one of] the many reasons for the lengthier than normal key notes address. Beyond which are the rumors that Leopard will not be 10.5 but rather a whole new OS [as defined by the "unreleased" secrets] either branded a new name, XI, or something entirely different to kick off Apple's "new beginning". The mobile device, better known as "iPhone", may or may not be released under iMobile and iMobile Pro. These "all-in-one" mobile devices may combine cell phones with ipod music/video playing capabilities, a 16:9 touch screen as depicted by previous patents with "touch buttons" along the parimeter, camera/web camera for pics and video conferencing, a smaller version of the yet-to-be released "Leopard" OS along with OS integration into either Mac or PC, iTunes with full featured movies for large screen viewing along with the use or torrents for downloading, etc. New '07 suites iLife and iWork with spreadsheet and word processing applications may be announced as a full alternative to Microsoft Office. Tomorrow will tell
According to sources such as The Wall Street Journal, Jobs' health has been on the decline for a while. The buzz in many circles "in the know" is that Steve Jobs will be announcing his retirement and possibly introducing his replacement, although that might not be for a while yet. Perhaps this is why he has invited close friends and family and [one of] the many reasons for the lengthier than normal key notes address. Beyond which are the rumors that Leopard will not be 10.5 but rather a whole new OS [as defined by the "unreleased" secrets] either branded a new name, XI, or something entirely different to kick off Apple's "new beginning". The mobile device, better known as "iPhone", may or may not be released under iMobile and iMobile Pro, "all-in-one" mobile devices combining cell phones, ipod music/video playing capabilities, 16:9 touch screen as depicted by previous patents with "touch buttons" around a screen, camera/web camera for pics and video conferencing, a smaller version of the yet-to-be released "Leopard" OS along with OS integration into either Mac or PC, iTunes with full featured movies for large screen viewing along with the use or torrents for downloading, etc. New '07 suites iLife and iWork with spreadsheet and word processing applications may be announced as a full alternative to Microsoft Office may be introduced as well. Tomorrow will tell
FYI:
Last years MWSF Keynote was scheduled for 2 hours also.
There seems to be too much to fit into one keynote.
Leopard needs to be introduced, "secret features" and all.
iLife '07. iWork '07. iTV. Regular system updates (Mac Pro? Mac Mini?). iPhone.
Nah. He's not going to announce OS 11 because people will then hold off buying Leopard.
He did say OS X would be the technology driving Macs for the next ten years, back in 2000...
Yeah, them super hype generators irritate me as well. I wonder whatever happened to SG007...
Interestingly however, my local CompUSA has been dried up on iMacs for over a week. Absolutely none of them. Could there be an update there? I don't know...seems too early.
I'm hoping for a Mac Mini update though. The $799 model isn't worth the $200 upgrade. The .2 GHz faster processor, +20 GB hard drive space, and DVD burner? DVD burner drives barely cost more than combo drives these days. Apple must get huge margins on it.
Leopard needs to be introduced, "secret features" and all.
iLife '07. iWork '07. iTV. Regular system updates (Mac Pro? Mac Mini?). iPhone.
Nah. He's not going to announce OS 11 because people will then hold off buying Leopard.
He did say OS X would be the technology driving Macs for the next ten years, back in 2000...
Yeah, them super hype generators irritate me as well. I wonder whatever happened to SG007...
Interestingly however, my local CompUSA has been dried up on iMacs for over a week. Absolutely none of them. Could there be an update there? I don't know...seems too early.
I'm hoping for a Mac Mini update though. The $799 model isn't worth the $200 upgrade. The .2 GHz faster processor, +20 GB hard drive space, and DVD burner? DVD burner drives barely cost more than combo drives these days. Apple must get huge margins on it.
Nno Elevators This Year?
How come nobody has scooped some grainy shots of an iPhone or iTiVo in an elevator or back-hall this year?
Everybody's so tight-lipped, Apple must be paying a lot to keep the iLife updates under wraps. Has anybody checked out the cover of this week's Time magazine? That's usually a good spoiler as they frequently have Steve on the cover holding the iWhatever. It all seems so quiet for 22 hours before the main event.
Come on people, start looking!
How come nobody has scooped some grainy shots of an iPhone or iTiVo in an elevator or back-hall this year?
Everybody's so tight-lipped, Apple must be paying a lot to keep the iLife updates under wraps. Has anybody checked out the cover of this week's Time magazine? That's usually a good spoiler as they frequently have Steve on the cover holding the iWhatever. It all seems so quiet for 22 hours before the main event.
Come on people, start looking!
iChat's new "certification"...
Last week's iChat was just a prelude to the really big event that will change the world. The appearance of Paul and Ringo onstage will be completely overshadowed by the surprise they receive when they are connected live to John and George via iChatouija
Last week's iChat was just a prelude to the really big event that will change the world. The appearance of Paul and Ringo onstage will be completely overshadowed by the surprise they receive when they are connected live to John and George via iChatouija
Interesting, but unlikely. Apple makes its money on hardware - Apple software is designed to sell more hardware. Moving to a software model would require a big shift in their business model. It'd be hard to keep a change like that under wraps given the changes required to make it run well from day one. But certainly fun to imagine unseating the beast in Redmond!
Last week's iChat was just a prelude to the really big event that will change the world. The appearance of Paul and Ringo onstage will be completely overshadowed by the surprise they receive when they are connected live to John and George via iChatouija
It just can't be!
Paul is dead, he is the walrus!!!
Here is the menu for tomorrow (my predictions)
Hi,
Here are my prediction of the keynote by Steve tomorrow at MWSF 2007:
Macworld 2007 - SF
Past quarter numbers - outstanding !!!
Mac hardware
new displays with iSight, displays will work with iTV
Mac Pro - core 2 quad
Mac software
iLife 07
iWork 07 (new spreadsheet)
Leopard démo + lunch date set + secret features revealed
iPod+itunes plateform
"State of the union"
New Movie studios content
Lyrics in iTunes songs
iTunes 7.1
iTV lunch but ship in Feb (requires iTunes 7.1) - named under the iPod umbrella like the iPod HiFi....
iPod video (6th generation)
iPod software refresh for iPod 5th and 5.5th generation
sorry, but no iPhone yet... iPod video more related to iTV and in need for a refresh...
The iPhone will be part of a special event in feb or march '07
Hi,
Here are my prediction of the keynote by Steve tomorrow at MWSF 2007:
Macworld 2007 - SF
Past quarter numbers - outstanding !!!
Mac hardware
new displays with iSight, displays will work with iTV
Mac Pro - core 2 quad
Mac software
iLife 07
iWork 07 (new spreadsheet)
Leopard démo + lunch date set + secret features revealed
iPod+itunes plateform
"State of the union"
New Movie studios content
Lyrics in iTunes songs
iTunes 7.1
iTV lunch but ship in Feb (requires iTunes 7.1) - named under the iPod umbrella like the iPod HiFi....
iPod video (6th generation)
iPod software refresh for iPod 5th and 5.5th generation
sorry, but no iPhone yet... iPod video more related to iTV and in need for a refresh...
The iPhone will be part of a special event in feb or march '07
Hehehe, maybe SJ will come out and say..."and one more thing...I am stepping down and my fella Bill Gates is taking over as Apple CEO...I am sure he will continue our track of innovation with irreproachable performance!"
well thought out - but notice hardly any iPod rumours recently so maybe it won't materialise? - other than that i agree - and i'd invite close friends to see me announce all this (if i was SJ which i'm not)
lol!
I'm rating somewhere around 2 kilotons at the moment, just one more
spark of a rumor and I'm off.
I'm rating somewhere around 2 kilotons at the moment, just one more
spark of a rumor and I'm off.
I need to ask. Has anyone ever heard of an instance of a Mac user having a heart attack from getting overly excited about a Mac event?
Seriously because I think someone is going to explode before Tuesday.
I just hope there is no one else around, because if this teasing continues my numbers suggest they will take out half a block. Never underestimate the energy released from a hyped up Mac fan.
Watching with caution
I'll throw in my cents for all the hype around MWSF. First off, I'm a little hesitant when I hear of Jobs to super excited of some new product. I love Apple, but Jobs could be so far ahead of the curve that we get a product that is to far ahead of our time? Or maybe a product that is so far off the deep end that everyone is left stunned- in a bad way? It is wishful thinking (maybe death wishful thinking), but does anyone else have this fear? Speaking of fears- I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for my true video iPod. I could care less about the iPhone, because like most people, I have a cell phone that works fairly well, and Apple really cant bring much innovation to a cell phone. It either makes calls or it doesnt. The smart thing to do would be to release a device (prayers for the true video iPod) that makes cell phone calls, and has other extra features, such as an updated Newton that makes cell calls. Releasing a cell phone that has the Apple logo on it isnt a great idea in the long run, and neither is releasing an iPod that makes cell phone calls.
I'll throw in my cents for all the hype around MWSF. First off, I'm a little hesitant when I hear of Jobs to super excited of some new product. I love Apple, but Jobs could be so far ahead of the curve that we get a product that is to far ahead of our time? Or maybe a product that is so far off the deep end that everyone is left stunned- in a bad way? It is wishful thinking (maybe death wishful thinking), but does anyone else have this fear? Speaking of fears- I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for my true video iPod. I could care less about the iPhone, because like most people, I have a cell phone that works fairly well, and Apple really cant bring much innovation to a cell phone. It either makes calls or it doesnt. The smart thing to do would be to release a device (prayers for the true video iPod) that makes cell phone calls, and has other extra features, such as an updated Newton that makes cell calls. Releasing a cell phone that has the Apple logo on it isnt a great idea in the long run, and neither is releasing an iPod that makes cell phone calls.
Everyone seems so sure of iLife '07 coming out.... any thoughts as to what it will include?
Come to think of it, what was so great about iLife '05? I bought it but even I can't remember exactly why....??
Come to think of it, what was so great about iLife '05? I bought it but even I can't remember exactly why....??
Beatles on iTunes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6239415.stm
So...tomorrow could well see Beatles on iTunes...
In the UK they've just changed the way the singles chart is compiled so that any downloaded track counts (before there was a rule that it had to be available as a physical CD single), and at the bottom of this BBC page it says EMI are considering releasing the Beatles' catalogue as downloads, virtually guaranteeing a top 10 entirely made up of their songs:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6239415.stm
So...tomorrow could well see Beatles on iTunes...
That certainly is morbid and horrible thing to say about anyone.
I wasn't saying SJ will look that way - I was saying there will be a ton of posts all worried about him for no reason. There seems to be after every single keynote. It's almost like the guy won't be allowed to age.
I personally think he is fine and wish him all health. Sorry if you took it otherwise.
well thought out - but notice hardly any iPod rumours recently so maybe it won't materialise? - other than that i agree - and i'd invite close friends to see me announce all this (if i was SJ which i'm not)
Well, the 6th gen ipod will be the surprise coupled with the iTV box....
Also, some sort of Apple with other company relationship will be announced... Apple + Google ?
JF Martin
Didn't it include garageband?
I remember SJ went on and on and on about G/b... so boring.
I think iLife 05 had the coolest looking box out of all the iLifes- it was the green flower bud, with iLife written in a pale blue. iLife 06 has an ugly box, which in the Mac world is reason enough not to buy a product.