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New iMac In September
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iMeowbot said:Me too. Having never made it past the prototype stage, Apple never built me any friends
They have a face and head all they need is a body, BTO male or female
ITR 81 said:
What, like, "they" came for it in the night, and when you woke up there was a 17 inch iMac in its place? Like the tooth fairy?
MikeLaRiviere said:
Very well put. I love my Mac, but I don't have the religious fervor for Apple many Mac fans seem to have--Apple's out to make money like any other company, "changing the world" is PR. If Apple got bought by Sony tomorrow as long as they kept the Mac alive and evolving, I wouldn't cry for Apple or The Steve at all.
I think this is one of the more colossal mistakes I've seen in Apple history, up there with the Apple III--having no iMac product whatsoever for back to school shopping has to have the Board of Directors pulling their hair out. Most people who consider buying an iMac aren't dead-set on one, and without something to buy, dude, they'll just get a Dell. If chips are the reason for the delay, it looks like going from Motorola to IBM was just jumping out of the frying plan into the fire...
The iMac cometh and all shall fall before it!!!!
Finally an iMac capable of out performing a new eMac!!!!
Finally an iMac capable of out performing a new eMac!!!!
multifinder said:
Nah, I wouldn't speak too soon. They are, as several have pointed out, a big, canny, public company with a super well-oiled PR machine. Their shtick is, as someone also pointed out, to "put a face" on the corporate sell. This could very well be --though I'm not saying it's dishonest -- a kind of strategic move. I'm sure they have something up their sleeve. A company like Apple doesn't just "run out" of stock overnight.
Because Apple has such a "cult following", and such a small market share, they are more prey than other companies to the habits of compulsive buyers who get caught up in this "wait and see" game rather than just going out, comparison shopping, and buying what they need at the lowest price like the other 90% of the consumer electronics public. The whole rumors-and-leaks, gossip, waiting for the PB g5 etc. probably does quite a job on their bottom line. Perhaps they have no choice but to try to use it to their advantage, or at least try to circumvent it and prevent what might almost amount to unintentional boycotts of their products due to speculation.
And if it's a hacker, well, I have to say it's one with a sense of humor...
Bologna!
Unfortunate delay...but they're hardly losing student buyers. Most kids headed off to college these days are taking laptops not desktop machines. And Apple laptops are selling just fine, thank you.
moosecat said:
Unfortunate delay...but they're hardly losing student buyers. Most kids headed off to college these days are taking laptops not desktop machines. And Apple laptops are selling just fine, thank you.
the new imacs aren't out, yet; and that is disappointing.
however, it might be more embarassing if apple were to continue to produce and sell the current imacs because they are overpriced and outdated.
i'm psyched to see the new design.
do you think they'll actually ship in september?
however, it might be more embarassing if apple were to continue to produce and sell the current imacs because they are overpriced and outdated.
i'm psyched to see the new design.
do you think they'll actually ship in september?
These are interesting developments. Perhaps Apple's plans were to announce iMac G5s at WWDC as a way of generating hype around Tiger. By establishing a 64 bit consumer desktop to go along with their first "real" 64 bit opperating system, Apple could have created an effective marketing campaign. Obviously any such plans as these have been dashed, but Apple can still move stongly into the holiday buying season on the emphasis of a new iMac (should bring back color, thats when they sold) and iPod. I see the stores possibly making a profit this winter if these new products are released.
Except that the G4 is hopelessly uncompetitive at the iMac price point, the iMacs could have easily been updated with new processors along with the eMacs, and the towers being all duals leaves a huge performance gap between the 1.5 G4 and the dual 1.8 G5.MikeLaRiviere said:
What on earth are you talking about? This is the most blatant indicator I can imagine that there will be an extremely significant iMac revision. Apple says they're transitioning to an "all-new" and "next generation" iMac line, and you think that means a speed bump? If Steve unveils an iLamp at 1.5GHz in Paris, he will rightly be the laughingstock of the industry.
I'm not apologizing for Apple at all. They clearly had a major screwup and are trying to contain the damage. But I can't see any plausible interpretation other than that a *major* update is coming.
Apple will be late to the 64-bit party
Windows XP 64-bit has been shipping for a year on Itanium, and the preview for AMD/Intel64 has been downloadable for months.
The Prescott core is 32/64-bit (although the 64-bit is not enabled in the shipping Prescott P4s).
By the time 10.4 ships, most Intel and AMD chips will be 32/64-bit and 64-bit Windows will have been shipping for many months.
Don't see the "burn the competition" here, it looks more like Apple will be late to the 64-bit party.
The HP xw4200 with 3.6 GHz 32/64-bit Intel chips and PCI Express ( http://www.hp.com/workstations/pws/xw4200/ ) is expected to ship this month.
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Windows XP 64-bit has been shipping for a year on Itanium, and the preview for AMD/Intel64 has been downloadable for months.
The Prescott core is 32/64-bit (although the 64-bit is not enabled in the shipping Prescott P4s).
By the time 10.4 ships, most Intel and AMD chips will be 32/64-bit and 64-bit Windows will have been shipping for many months.
Don't see the "burn the competition" here, it looks more like Apple will be late to the 64-bit party.
The HP xw4200 with 3.6 GHz 32/64-bit Intel chips and PCI Express ( http://www.hp.com/workstations/pws/xw4200/ ) is expected to ship this month.
iMac, " next generation"
Perhaps you are right about the G5 not making it into the upcoming
iMacs, but it seems more likely that a single processor 970FX will
scale well, especially with "powertune," and function without cooling
issues. I suppose time will soon tell......
MikeLaRiviere said:
Perhaps you are right about the G5 not making it into the upcoming
iMacs, but it seems more likely that a single processor 970FX will
scale well, especially with "powertune," and function without cooling
issues. I suppose time will soon tell......
iMac, " next generation"
Colors (flavors), translucence, and perhaps, varied geometrical
designs....... although aluminum is so "in" right now, anything
else would clash with current Powermacs, Displays, iPod minis, Powerbooks, etc.
Flyers486 said:
Colors (flavors), translucence, and perhaps, varied geometrical
designs....... although aluminum is so "in" right now, anything
else would clash with current Powermacs, Displays, iPod minis, Powerbooks, etc.
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greenmonsterman said:
LOL!!
MacEyeDoc said:
MacEyeDoc said:
Great posts!
I'm surprised at how many people think this is good news. If you ask most average Joes to name a computer made by Apple, they will think of the iMac. The fact that they won't be selling ANY iMacs for at least two months is bad not only in terms of profits but in terms of image.
If and when this gets into the mainstream press, or little by little as consumers try to buy the iMac, they will be disappointed and I'm sure tempted to buy the cheaper but available PCs.
I'm sure there's some stock left in physical stores, but two months is a long time to not sell your most famous computer.