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Limited iMac Availability Suggests Possible Refresh
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The iMac definitely does NOT need a refresh, but anyway...my 24" is simply wonderful and speedier than 95% of the PCs out there...so I am fine.
Oh, well if you're fine then I guess we should just hold off on doing any more updates for a while.
Seriously, the iMac "doesn't need a refresh"? Are you kidding?
He bought it less than a week ago and is pathetically trying to justify his purchase.
Mac mini?
If you forget about the minor speed/capacity bumps, the Mac mini is still the same as when Apple switched to Intel processors. The Mac mini better get an upgrade around the same time as the iMac and the upgrade better be worth over 2 years of waiting.
If you forget about the minor speed/capacity bumps, the Mac mini is still the same as when Apple switched to Intel processors. The Mac mini better get an upgrade around the same time as the iMac and the upgrade better be worth over 2 years of waiting.
When's the deadline to get an ad in? I thought I read today that some places were basically able to take very last minute purchases (presumably as long as the buyer is able to get the advert to them in time).
Make an advert prior to SuperBowl, then decide when to air. Or create a teaser trailer.... Like the MWSF - The spotlight falls on.. - why not a similar one, for desktop Macs?
Apparently there were still 4 spots available earlier this week.
Anyway, if Apple wanted to do it it would be easy enough to have a "false" ad for say iPhone or iPod, and then change it up at the last minute. But I haven't seen Apple in any of the lists of advertisers, so unless they're going through someone else (Budweiser), I'm guessing they're on the sidelines. Unless it's revolutionary, though, why would they bother with an ad for what's likely to be a speed bump with some other tweaks?
They need one badly also I heard that two ad spaces were bought. But undiclosed to the public. Where can you find a list of ad spaces?
Blah, blah, blah... Wake me up when the update the Mac mini or come out with a better headless Mac.
Just called my local Apple Store and they said they still have a good amount in, although I suspect they are probably only going to get a few more shipments in.
If the iMac is updated I suspect the Mini will be too.
*crosses fingers*
If the iMac is updated I suspect the Mini will be too.
*crosses fingers*
That's not a complete list because Disney has an ad and they aren't listed there.
Fly under the radar? It was publicized to the hilt. Everyone knew that a "special" Apple commercial would be aired during the Super Bowl, and rumors about the content were rampant.
Maybe Apple bought an ad using Disney as a deterrent. Jobs is on Disney's board of directors.
Hmm, I must be confusing it with something else then. I know I remember hearing about someone buying a Super Bowl ad under the name of a holding company of some sort. I could swear it was Apple...
There is good reason to advertise
25 years in a tough business, being the founder of the Personal Computer industry, and being at a high point business-wise. Having a historical angle like and that fantastic ad from 25 years ago would be a nice connection and get people talking about Apple and help their image. Most consumers don't know it is the 25th anniversary.
25 years in a tough business, being the founder of the Personal Computer industry, and being at a high point business-wise. Having a historical angle like and that fantastic ad from 25 years ago would be a nice connection and get people talking about Apple and help their image. Most consumers don't know it is the 25th anniversary.
Sodimm
I hope the 24" iMac has 4 SODIMM slots instead of just two. You could max at 16 GB or just upgrade the base 2GB to 6GB on the cheap. Quad-core too please.
I hope the 24" iMac has 4 SODIMM slots instead of just two. You could max at 16 GB or just upgrade the base 2GB to 6GB on the cheap. Quad-core too please.
It's their 25th anniversary and 25 years ago they had their first ad during the superbowl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8
The iMac definitely does NOT need a refresh, but anyway...my 24" is simply wonderful and speedier than 95% of the PCs out there...so I am fine.
I see this sort of nonsense posted so much here. If the machine is good enough for you, and you'd likely want to hold on to it for a few years, should Apple sit still until 2012? It might be fast enough for you, but you have to be less solipsistic and look at the industry at large.
It is similar to the iPhone posts: just because many are happy with the camera, not looking at the wider picture they miss the iPhone looks quite puney in spec to the competition. (We continue to have EDGE defenders too.) And this is harming the sales.
Apple has a plan for Grand Central, Snow Leopard and processor upgrades and the iMac is well behind the schedule. This has shown in sales where the upgraded notebooks flew out the depots but many are waiting for rightly expected iMac upgrades.
Yes the current iMacs are fast, but the processors are now well behind the curve and the longer term architecture for Snow Leopard and should have been revised November 2008.
I know this might upset the reality-refusing-fanboys.
Yours in asbestos clothing!