There will be no 25th anniversary event. Nothing.
At least it won't be as large as the 20th anniversary event. Wow, remember that? They can't top that.
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Macworld San Francisco 2009 Rumor Wrapup: Winners and Losers
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There will be no 25th anniversary event. Nothing.
At least it won't be as large as the 20th anniversary event. Wow, remember that? They can't top that.
Confirmed
Was on Apple Store temporarily after a "Down for Maintenance". Wasn't there long...
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These will be announced soon but released when iWork available. [Best guess]
Was on Apple Store temporarily after a "Down for Maintenance". Wasn't there long...
http://i44.tinypic.com/2dbjuyc.png
These will be announced soon but released when iWork available. [Best guess]
Whoa! From what I see…
- Price drops on the iMac and Mac mini. (Going by ratios only, that would mean $899 iMac and $449 Mac mini.)
- No case redesigns to either model, at least none that I can see.
- No Mac Pro update (yet)
For people who only want Mac OS, sure, hold off. But they're still a minority of the market.
For the larger market not talking about new releases risks losing customers. Apple isn't the only game in town, and people don't have to buy a Mac. There are some very attractive PCs with much better tech at lower prices.
Case in point: me. I'm currently about 50:50 whether to wait for a new iMac or simply give up on Apple and buy a PC. If I knew a new iMac was coming around date X it's easy to wait. Apple's "we'll tell you when we're ready, but you can buy our overpriced old tech if you don't want to wait" attitude doesn't inspire me to stick around.
I'll be looking at the Windows 7 beta this weekend, and if it's good as I've been hearing I may well decide to go back to the Dark Side.
This shows the negative side of Rumor sites. Expectations end up so high that even when there is a lot of great news, products and announcements, it ends up being seen as disappointing to those of us who send too much time making rumor sites rich, my 09 resolution is to get more of a life and spend less time here.
Haha... my wife told me the same thing! "But your only disappointed because you read all those rumors". Some people don't get it do they?
I think if I made that my resolution that within a week I would have already broken it!
If it had been ready, the real way to have done that would have been to release it before Macworld, in time for the holiday buying season. If it had been ready at Macworld they certainly would have announced it then to get the maximum media exposure. No announcement means it's not ready (yet).
Core i7 mobile chips - end of '09.
Mac Mini's are on the Refurbished Mac Inventory List. I have never seen a refurbished Mac Mini available. I suspect an update soon.
That pic suggests the Macbooks and Airs will be updated at the same time, which is doubtful. Unless it's a while way. I'd believe it if that were for March, but not January.
Apple HDTV?
No. This will never happen.
Different countries around the world have slightly different standard for HDTV. It's far too much effort for Apple to support all of them (or even all the big markets).
Sorry.
No. This will never happen.
Different countries around the world have slightly different standard for HDTV. It's far too much effort for Apple to support all of them (or even all the big markets).
Sorry.
MacBook and Air still new...
Must remember that the MacBook and Air are still new, hence the NEW tag still on 'em. They will still have that tag for another month I reckon.
We might see these on or around the release of last quarter's financial results later this month and shipping Feb with the new iWork, iLife etc.
Must remember that the MacBook and Air are still new, hence the NEW tag still on 'em. They will still have that tag for another month I reckon.
We might see these on or around the release of last quarter's financial results later this month and shipping Feb with the new iWork, iLife etc.
You must still be looking at your doctored snapshot. The "new" tags aren't there for anything but the 17" Pro.
Anyway, it's not certain the U.S. will go digital on February 17:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200901121810DOWJONESDJONLINE000661_FORTUNE5.htm
On the one hand...
Those of us who have been waiting, can wait a bit longer.
On the other hand...
The economy is slowing, and there's plenty of other distractions to spend discretionary money on. Canon's released a firmware patch for their EOS 5Dmk2 dSLR...which is about the same ticket as a Mac Pro...hmmm
From what I see
- Price drops on the iMac and Mac mini. (Going by ratios only, that would mean $899 iMac and $449 Mac mini.)
- No case redesigns to either model, at least none that I can see.
- No Mac Pro update (yet)
Yeah, I saw that too. Despite 'refurbs' of all four Mac Pro variants listed on the Apple Store, which kind of sounds like they're trying to clear inventory, I suspect that with the slowing economy, we're more likely to hear a June 2009 release.
The FCC is embarassed and becoming entrenched. Maybe there will be a shift after 1/20/09, but the more likely scenario is for a short delay of 2-3 months...just enough time to get the last batch of Coupons out there.
-hh
The waiting continues...
"On the one hand...
Those of us who have been waiting, can wait a bit longer. "
Same here. Money in the bank, 7 year-old quicksilver beside me, and still nothing worth buying. Mini is too obsolete for a desktop, and the iMacs will be dumpster bait 6 months after USB 3 ships, (I expect the same fast transition to happen as when USB 2 came out, fortunately my quicksilver had an expansion shot) and Mac pro is too much money, and pulls too much power. Literally. As in: will trip the breaker. 12 amp draw on 15 amp circuit? If I turn up the speakers while the desk lamp is on it'll all go dark. And my UPS can't power a kilowatt either.
So I wait.
And wonder about Snow Leopard. Is it really Intel only? Is it going to support all Intel machines, or just Core 2 Duo and up? (no need for 64 bit or multi-core support in a core Solo mini. And there were only about 10 sold anyway...) And will Snow Leopard bring on Activation or Trusted Computing of some other way to shut down the hackintosh crowd?
It's less than 6 months to release; Apple really should start releasing specifics. I'm certainly not buying anything, hardware or software, until I have facts instead of rumors.
Hardware wise, a couple of ExpressCard slots in an iMac would solve many problems. My dream mini has evolved to Cube II. 7.7"^3. With a 3.5" drive and ExpressCard slots.
"On the one hand...
Those of us who have been waiting, can wait a bit longer. "
Same here. Money in the bank, 7 year-old quicksilver beside me, and still nothing worth buying. Mini is too obsolete for a desktop, and the iMacs will be dumpster bait 6 months after USB 3 ships, (I expect the same fast transition to happen as when USB 2 came out, fortunately my quicksilver had an expansion shot) and Mac pro is too much money, and pulls too much power. Literally. As in: will trip the breaker. 12 amp draw on 15 amp circuit? If I turn up the speakers while the desk lamp is on it'll all go dark. And my UPS can't power a kilowatt either.
So I wait.
And wonder about Snow Leopard.
Is it really Intel only? Is it going to support all Intel machines, or just Core 2 Duo and up? (no need for 64 bit or multi-core support in a core Solo mini. And there were only about 10 sold anyway...) And will Snow Leopard bring on Activation or Trusted Computing of some other way to shut down the hackintosh crowd? It's less than 6 months to release; Apple really should start releasing specifics. I'm certainly not buying anything, hardware or software, until I have facts instead of rumors.
Hardware wise, a couple of ExpressCard slots in an iMac would solve many problems. My dream mini has evolved to Cube II. 7.7"^3. With a 3.5" drive and ExpressCard slots.
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Oh, gosh, good luck with that. I can wait. That's just Apple for you. That's how they play. If you really need a machine that bad then.... UGH oh gosh, yeah, I can wait.
Oh, gosh, good luck with that. I can wait. That's just Apple for you. That's how they play. If you really need a machine that bad then.... UGH oh gosh, yeah, I can wait.
That's the problem: I pretty much do need a new machine. My current desktop is about four years old and showing its age, both in terms of specification and more recently (and worrying) showing more and more problems with the hardware.
Furthermore while my laptop is a Mac my desktop is a PC, so upgrading the latter to a new PC isn't going to be a major problem.
I'd prefer to go all-Mac. But my life isn't going to suffer greatly if I don't.
Well having played with Windows 7 beta it is an improvement over Vista (not difficult). However I don't think it is stable enough just yet to be used as your primary OS - 1 BSOD and 3 lock ups in 5 hours of usage and I haven't really been pushing it!
However if you can keep your PC going for a bit longer Id recommend waiting for the iMac upgrade.
In case anyone is wondering the only reason Ive been playing with Windows 7 is that Im an amateur photographer who doesnt like glossy screens for photo work, which may mean switching back to the dark side if my iMac breaks. Heres hoping for an update Mac mini to keep me going should the worst happen.
Gordy
However if you can keep your PC going for a bit longer Id recommend waiting for the iMac upgrade.
In case anyone is wondering the only reason Ive been playing with Windows 7 is that Im an amateur photographer who doesnt like glossy screens for photo work, which may mean switching back to the dark side if my iMac breaks. Heres hoping for an update Mac mini to keep me going should the worst happen.
Gordy
I think Macworld '09 was a huge disappointment, especially when you compare it to Macworld '08 and Macworld '07. They each had a cool new item, iPhone and MacBook Air. They also had cool stuff like Apple TV Take 2 and renting movies and in my opinion, the biggest announcements this year, DRM-Free iTunes and iLife / iWork '09 are equal to what movie rental was in Macworld '08.
By the way, whoever knows me here, I usually bash Apple, but I wanted to try it out so I got a Mac Pro. It's pretty cool but for some reason sometimes I get the message "X quit unexpectedly" (replace X by iTunes or DVD Player or iPhoto).
By the way, whoever knows me here, I usually bash Apple, but I wanted to try it out so I got a Mac Pro. It's pretty cool but for some reason sometimes I get the message "X quit unexpectedly" (replace X by iTunes or DVD Player or iPhoto).
The idea wasn't to use Windows 7 as my main OS. The idea was to see if it was promising enough to justify buying a new PC now with a view to upgrading from XP to 7 later this year/early next.
If W7 is anything like Vista that's more of a reason to hold out to see what Apple comes out with.
As for keeping my PC going, my wife organised her nephew the IT tech genius to come around tonight to give it a thorough going-over (it started making postively 'orrible noises last night. I think the fan is about to die, to be followed shortly by one of the HDs). If he can patch it up adequately it makes it waiting more viable.
Super Bowl Ad?
Hmmm.... just plausible enough to mess with our heads. Perfect.
I sure hope they don't pull some "25th Anniversary" histrionics, like a Super Bowl halftime ad, or an overpriced but technically underwhelming 25th Anny Special Edition iMac.
Hmmm.... just plausible enough to mess with our heads. Perfect.
I sure hope they don't pull some "25th Anniversary" histrionics, like a Super Bowl halftime ad, or an overpriced but technically underwhelming 25th Anny Special Edition iMac.