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Keynote '08?
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Remember how everyone complained that Apple had dropped the ball over Octocore Macs since they took so long to come out and people wondered what the delay could be, and then it turned out that the "delay" was Apple waiting for 3GHZ models to be available. i.e there was no delay, just Apple was waiting for the right time to ship the right product.
Well I think we are going to see a similar thing here... Apple could have brought out iLife anytime now, but they realised that they might as well wait a few months and call it 08, rather than put it out as soon as its ready and have it look out of date after 6 months. They figured they would give it a couple more months of polish and give it a forward looking name rather than put it out as soon as there was an option to.
Well I think we are going to see a similar thing here... Apple could have brought out iLife anytime now, but they realised that they might as well wait a few months and call it 08, rather than put it out as soon as its ready and have it look out of date after 6 months. They figured they would give it a couple more months of polish and give it a forward looking name rather than put it out as soon as there was an option to.
Maybe they will release iWork for the iPhone?????
Maybe they will port iWork to Windows for the same reason they ported Safari?????
Maybe not?????
😱
Actually, inside sources suggest that the new iWorks '08 will be included with the Powerbook G5. 😉
Where's the new iWorks already?
Where's the new iWorks already?
Hairball
macrumors regular
I hope your rationale is correct and iWork is released soon. If it is indeed updated, I hope the spreadsheet program actually comes to life. For personal use, I then can finally dump my MS Office 04. 😀
Well it could be a typo, I don't own iWork but iLife 06 is still more than up-to date and better than most other competitively priced products.
SpaceMagic
macrumors 68000
I can't wait for the PowerBook G5... it's quite late you know.
I want a new iWork! I love the suite and could do with a new iWeb and some cool iPhoto features. iMove could be a bit more pro now too.
AidenShaw
macrumors P6
Server 2008 isn't supposed to be released until 2008, so exactly what point are you trying to make?
~Shard~
macrumors P6
Everyone makes mistakes, however Apple's QC is usually above average, which makes this more likely than usual for me. That being said, it is kind of a no-brainer in my mind that the next iLife/iWork apps will be branded as '08 releases - it wouldn't make much sense to release '07 versions in October with Leopard with only 3 months being left in the year. 😛 😉
So, the only question is will Apple be holding off releasing the new suites until MWSF '08 or will they take a page from the auto industry and release their new "models" with numbers reflecting the upcoming year instead of the year of release? 😉
So, the only question is will Apple be holding off releasing the new suites until MWSF '08 or will they take a page from the auto industry and release their new "models" with numbers reflecting the upcoming year instead of the year of release? 😉
AidenShaw
macrumors P6
Maybe the *announcement* is 27 Feb 2008, but you can download it today ( Beta 3 - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/audsel.mspx ) and the hype machine is already under full steam. I'd expect a release candidate of Server 2008 and Vista SP1 about the time that 10.5 ships.
Wouldn't it look rather dated for Apple to be hawking "Software '07" when the big guys are talking "Software 2008"?
Besides, like Shard says "it wouldn't make much sense to release '07 versions in October with Leopard with only 3 months being left in the year".
And finally, did you forget to recharge your sense of humour?
Snowy_River
macrumors 68030
I have never really agreed with this view point. This would severely limit the possible market for iWork. Maybe there will be features that will only be available under Leopard, but to make the programs dependent on Leopard? No. I don't see that happening.
Yeah, I agree. Many, if not most, software titles that use the year to indicate version release the newest version with a year number of the upcoming (often not yet arrived) year. One example that jumps immediately to mind is Solidworks. The current version is 2007, which was released last fall, while the new version, 2008, is being hyped right now, and will probably be released in another month or two. So, based on industry trends, it actually fits that the new version of iWork would be iWork '08, and it would be released some time within the next couple of months...
mathwhiz90601
macrumors 6502
On the Windows side there was Office 97, Office 2000 (?), Office 2003 (aka Office XP), and now Office 2008. (Followed on the Mac side by Office 98, Office v.X, Office 2004 and soon Office 2008.).
Not realeasing every year makes certainly sense but one can still name using years.
Matlab has a new release every six months even, called R2007a and R2007b.
Close.
Office 95: August 1995, coinciding with Windows 95 and the start of MS's year craze. Version number 7.0
[edit: 1995, not 2005, stoopid!]
Office 97: December 1996. Version number 8.0
Office 2000: January 1999. Version number 9.0
Office XP: May 2001 (Contained "Word 2002", "Outlook 2002" etc.) Version number 10.0
Office 2003: November 2003. Version number 11.0
Office 2007: January 2007. Version number 12.0
Office ???: Rumoured to be in 2009. Version number expected to be 14.0, due to superstition.
Much Ado
macrumors 68000
That made me laugh, for the wrong reasons obviously.
I'm in a harsh mood, so i'll also add that naiive has two 'i's.
I think it would be okay to announce an iWork 08, but if they are going to skip the odd year wouldn't it be better to lose the double digit anyway?
MA.
AidenShaw
macrumors P6
I'm in a pedantic mood, so I'll correct you that showing that naïve has one "ï" with two dots (diaeresis) [although the simplified form with a simple latin "i" is gaining ground among the 7-bit ASCII crowd].
As they saying goes, "dot-dot your 'i's, and cross-cross your 't's"...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naïve
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naïve_art
~Shard~
macrumors P6
And being that I'm in a bastardly mood (as I always am), I'm happy to point out that you are completely wrong and owe Ireland an apology. 😛
Well, that's a little too harsh, isn't it?
Webster's Standard English Dictionary acknowledges both 'naive' and 'naïve'.
Ditto for the Oxford University Dictionary.
So that looks like one area where the British and Americans can agree.
If you look at the French origins of the word, only the 'naïve' form is acceptable.
~Shard~
macrumors P6
You must be new here, my apologies - I'm the MacRumors Badstard. It's my job. Nothing personal at all. 😛 😉 😎
