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Macworld NY 2002 Round-Up

Re: No new Powermacs, :-((((

Originally posted by Mausabiest
I hoped that there would be new Powermacs but again no Powermacs just like in January. Hope Apple will do something soon. New software o.k. but I was expecting a little bit more.
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Just like in January? .. when they released the dual 1GHz PowerMacs. You know, Apple actually does release stuff at times other than during MacWorld Keynotes.
 
I have a Fat Mac that was bought new, where's my "free" upgrade to OS X.

Get over the cost of buying a new copy of OS X 10.2, it's still less than keeping the window pane license up to date.

Anyway industry standard is covered in Apple's up-to-date program.

Go cry on Steven's shoulder, I'm sure he'll be happy to set you up with Dell Hell.

Forgot the :D
 
oy vey

Man! you guys are a mess! Its like this every year though!

I realy like those new ipods! 5gb for $299, 10gb for $399 and 20gb for $499!!! Solid state scroll wheels on ten and twenty gig models plus accessories included, and on the 10g model its thinner than the other two! I think I'm finally going to join the ipod club.

But seriously did you really expect to see powertowers? I wasnt, the software looks great, and .Mac for current itools users is 49 bucks the first year. I think I'll get it, it will be very functional since I'm a college student. I looking forward to jaguar big time! And its 129 new not as an upgrade! chill out!
 
You know what. I hope you are right. I just recently sold my mac g4 twoer in anticipation of a new gf power mac. I was sooo excited about this keynote address and it was the first time I ever watched it. I have been a mac user for only a year. I use it for studio work running logic audio. The new 17inch imac looked nifty and I was interested that it had the gfroce 4 card. I thought. MAYBE I can use it so I can hook up a dual monitor set up so my 22 inch cinema wouldn't go to waste if I purchased the 17" imac. However, after I saw apple's homepage, the new imac still had the crappy mini VGA out...which means no dual display possibilities for me. =(. Now I plead with all of you .. why didn't he at least give a little teaser about the new g4? August is not far away? To date, has apple ever skipped a g4 release. In other words, they usually have models coming out in the beginning and middle of the year. So will this summer be the first time a new g4 doesn't come out?

I really need a powermac bad and I'm wondering if I should just go get one now..or wait until august?
 
Seufzer

Sigh we have no updates to the existing iMacs, thus we are stuck with GeForce2's. The new iMac costs a mint! The powermacs - wtf are they??? At least we could of gotten a glimpse of the specs. The iTunes - no AAC audio? Not only did i MISS the webcast but now i was dissapointed in a matter of ten minutes. Oh yeah, i lost my iDisk. Great job apple! You really blew our minds.

BTW, is it just me or is SJ really losing the touch with the crowds?
 
AAC!

Goto apple/itunes and under the feedback demand AAC.. I did, the more people that bitch that it didn't come out at macworld the better chance it will be included with the Calendar update.. I'm assuming thats what actually kept it from being released.
 
You Must Chill!

No doubt, relax.

Everybody wanted new PMacs, and we'll probably get them in August, this is the new sales stratigy, sell when ready. So get one in a month if your that desperate.

As for the iMac, good show. Apple is asking for money, they are a business, and the market is in the craper. Nothing ios free. If you don't want .mac, don't use it. I get five times the webs space and fifteen email adresses for the same price a year. Sure I don't get iDisk funtionality, but I can use Fetch to the same extents. And, its not very much money. $50 for 100mgs is cheap by todays standards. ARRRGGGHHH! people since of entitlement really pisses me off. You don't deserve anything free. You are not due anything. Your the same people who get out of college and are stunned to not make $90,000 a year off the bat.

Sorry, don't mean to fume.

I think that the essence of Apple's Switch campaign is aimed at the consumer market, so new iApps and new iMacs makes perfect since right now.

As for not exposing enterprise stuff at an expo, don't worry, I'm sure they willc all a press conference when the time comes.
 
I have to say, I was _hoping_ for new powermacs, but all in all i'm really very impressed with what i see. rendezvous is incredible. so is iSync (FINALLY, somebody included phones). And Sherlock 3 is fantastic. And the Calendar!!! It's sweet! I can finally give entourage das boot.

Considering the economy, i think this macworld was pretty good. Jaguar is amazing.

NOW GIVE US THE POWERMACS!!!!!! ;)
 
All in all not too bad, but the no new powermacs is a bummer. August isn't to far away, i HOPE an update comes then.

Although, it's gonna be hard to not buy an iPod between then and now to keep myself happy. hmmm....

that iMac is looking really nice, so when the new Powermacs come, they are sure to be (fingers crossed) a major improvement in all areas. I've waited almost 2 years, one more month won't kill me.

oh, and i guess i need to buy a new cell phone now too... pain in the arse.
 
almost everyone seems to be disappointed right after macworld no matter what happens. everyone should quit their complaining because when apple releases minor hardware and major software revisions then the only thing they have left to update is the hardware that hasn't been touched in more than a half a year. maybe the powermacs in august rumor is real...

...but it's ok to complain about them charging for the ".mac" crap
 
Hey apple, nice way to turn in to M$. You can go **** yourself for $100 a year. Thanks, now I have to switch all the email I get because I used to type in mac.com because it was easy....oh well. Hey apple....go to hell.

:mad:
 
Same old 100MHz bus

Originally posted by ImAlwaysRight
The only thing we got was the introduction of a 4th iMac G4 model w/17" screen and GeForce4MX which isn't a whole lot better than the GeForce2MX. It's still on 100MHz bus and no L3 cache. Performance will be virtually identical to iMac G4 800 w/15" introduced 6 months ago. Are we to call this progress?
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I guess I'm not the only one disappointed that Apple didn't move to a 133Mhz bus on the new iMac. That's really the only complaint I have with it.
 
Originally posted by Sun Baked
Why should they be disappointed, they should have expected that the new Powermac would not show this time round and that Jaguar would full whack payment.

Even though everyone was hoping that wouldn't be the case.
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how many keynotes has this thing been rolled out on? this is what - number 2 or three now? yes its good, but come on, 149 bucks? - a new mail? great - because the last one was quite frankly awful. sherlock3? hmmm..... iChat? are these not products already out there, most of them free on version tracker?

is apple a computer firm now or a lifestyles accessories maker? seriously, now that .mac has gone the way of 'money money money', os10.2 is expensive (and I'm locked in because 10.1.5 isnt exactly a speed demon...) I'm left feeling slighty 'had'. iPod for windows - now theres a plus point - simple because I now have the option of buying current hardware and using one of the (nice) lifestyle accessories - hey, if apple wants to start being M$, why not accept it and get the 'real thing'? What I want is a feeling I'm buying something 'current' - not paying top buck for last years (or older) tech.
 
Good show

I was very pleased with the broadcast as I watched it in mpeg4...no hiccups or drops and the quality was good! I watched with open eyes and ears with all of the rumors in the trash as not to expect something based on a rumor.
The new apps and jaguar are going to be awesome! Let's see what happens with the new powermacs whenever they get released. The only reason some of you are disappointed is that you expected product based on rumors...(and spymac was so wrong on the laptops).
iCal looks great...another reason to dump Office X huh?
 
No upgrade pricing

I understand they need $$$ (I bought more AAPL stock before the keynote got going this morning so I want them to make $$$)

But they are alienating users by not offering an upgrade price. Even MicroSuck gives rebates to upgraders. I'd pay $80 or so to upgrade, maybe $90. But to put $129 out there just so my G4/400 runs quicker and (hopefully) has scanner support?

I probably will, if I don't buy a new Mac in August or something, but it's still too much money for an upgrade.
 
Originally posted by Ramble
Hey apple, nice way to turn in to M$. You can go **** yourself for $100 a year. Thanks, now I have to switch all the email I get because I used to type in mac.com because it was easy....oh well. Hey apple....go to hell.

:mad:
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Your email won't go away. You just won't get 10 extra MB. You're limited to 5 MB. Chill out. Mac.com email is still free, as far as I know.
 
Originally posted by Ramble
Hey apple, nice way to turn in to M$. You can go **** yourself for $100 a year. Thanks, now I have to switch all the email I get because I used to type in mac.com because it was easy....oh well. Hey apple....go to hell.

:mad:
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Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie!! I deserve free stuff, come one, don't be silly. PS Microsoft is the most sucessful company in history because of their business practice. Hate them because of the anti-competitive stuff, the rest is just plain Biz sense. Apple IS NOT THERE TO PLEASE OUR EVERY WHIM, IT IS A BUSINESS!:mad:
 
MAN!

WHAAA WHAAA

Look Apple's revenues are way down, BUT I want everything for free!

I want new hardware, But I don't want to contribute to Apple's revenue to pay for R&D.

Who would have thought Apple would turn out having to need money to make stuff for me!

I hear Microsoft is giving away new apps and operating systems... lets get them!

And we can run it on our new Dell that is the same computer that they made four years ago, just faster. Dell doesn't need our extra R&D money!!!
 
MAN!

WHAAA WHAAA

Look Apple's revenues are way down, BUT I want everything for free!

I want new hardware, But I don't want to contribute to Apple's revenue to pay for R&D.

Who would have thought Apple would turn out having to need money to make stuff for me!

I hear Microsoft is giving away new apps and operating systems... lets get them!

And we can run it on our new Dell that is the same computer that they made four years ago, just faster. Dell doesn't need our extra R&D money!!!

*keeping the mac.com email free, pop only, would keep people from being screwed though*
 
Alright, I'm confused, is iCal a part of JAguar only? I can't get info or screen shots forom the Apple site, can someone help me out here?
 
pffff

would have been nice to have actually seen it, but since quicktime ran the stream WORSE than MWSF and they even yanked the link from the site...

nice way to show off the capabilities of the new and improved QT6
 
Check the website - your e-mail, webspace etc is going unless you pay. I bought a (first time) Mac for home for OS X and all the other reasons home users like them. I changed my e-mail to mac.com to help spread the word. It's all I use iTools for - now I've got to let 250 contacts know my new (old) address. I can understand the fee, but to wipe out all the old addresses sucks.
And no upgrade fee for Jaguar - poor.
Lots of hype and expectation - bit of a let down really.
 
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