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New Macs, Updated iOS and Mac Software, No iOS Hardware Expected for WWDC
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Don't worry you're safe. They just dropped support for some lowly 08's last year (pre unibody) so you're in the clear.
I for one think it's unbelievable how much credibility and interest is given to Jim Dalrymple's opinions. (EDIT: Wrong choice of words, what I mean to say is that people take his statements as facts confirmed by Apple, not sure how to phrase it, English isn't my first language). Not to take anything away from him, I follow him daily and have great respect for him. But it seems everyone has decided that he indeed does have inside knowledge of a lot of Apple information. At least for the year or so I have followed him, I don't see that being the case at all. It's just that Jim is one of the few commentators who doesn't get carried away and expect the unreasonable. Every "yep" or "nope" I have seen so far, is simply a sign of an Apple analyst who calls out what he sees happening, from a point of actual sanity. I don't believe he has any more inside information than a lot of other Apple-centric journalists outthere. He just understands Apple's way of thinking better than most, which allows him to be right most, if not all the time, whenever he calls out something. Jim differs from most analysts in that while he obviously has an opinion on everything Apple, he doesn't necessarily make a guess unless he is absolutely positive that his guess is correct. If he is unsure, he just doesn't make the call. Most other analysts can't help themselves but try to guess what Apple's is doing, even in cases where they don't have a clue. I think there is a lot of stuff where Jim is equally clueless, the difference is that in those cases, he shuts the ****** up. Every other analyst should learn from that, instead of believing that Jim somehow has inside knowledge that other analysts don't. he doesn't, he just did a better job than you.
I agree.
...But would you rather an "un-fluffy design" or a "non-candyish design"?
For the MP, I say they'll either announce it's now made in America or say nothing at all... unfortunately
No. It means you should probably wait until late summer when we'll likely get an iPhone, iPad, iPod event for iPhone 5S, iPad 5, iPad mini 2 and new iPods.
He's just as much "analyst" as any other journalist that call themselves that. He just happens to be good at it, which certainly makes him stand out!
Apple is a conservative company. To them, innovation is problem solving, not bleeding edge features. Trust me, we don't want to see a world where Apple utterly fails at something. That would be a big economic hit and a lot of drama. As is now, Apple may stumble now and again but never fall flat on its face.
Here is what I would like to see introduced, in order of what is important to me:
- New Mac Pro
- Major Final Cut Pro X Overhaul - We've listened, and you got it, plus more awesome stuff
- New OS X Features
- iOS 7
Jim was essentially wrong about the Mac Pro last year. But these predictions are conservative and he'll be right regarding this year's WWDC.
People who rushed to buy those tickets must be kicking themselves right now.
Why?
Modular Mac Mini + OSX 10.9 = Mac Pro
I genuinely want to know what people waiting for a Mac Pro are waiting for. I work on a maxed out iMac for photo and video editing and it suits my needs perfectly with no bottlenecks.
Is it upgradeability? Thunderbolt offers this now and Firewire already did before. People want it self contained in a pretty tower? Is that all?
I'm not dismissing the need for a Mac Pro but it has become a truly industrial niche market. I don't expect Apple to bow out of it because it would diminish the halo effect around their other products but I'm not expecting a Mac Pro to be what a lot of people want.
My expectation for a new Mac Pro is a software/hardware solution. OS X 10.9 would offer the ability to easily share the resources between many Macs. A refreshed Mac Mini line with an optical thunderbolt transmitter hiding in the Apple logo at the top and a receiver at the bottom with a stacking lock (i.e. magnets) to keep them aligned could do this. This modular system would offer near limitless scalable power and upgradability and custom hardware could be added to a Mac Mini like case with PCI ports.
I genuinely want to know what people waiting for a Mac Pro are waiting for. I work on a maxed out iMac for photo and video editing and it suits my needs perfectly with no bottlenecks.
Is it upgradeability? Thunderbolt offers this now and Firewire already did before. People want it self contained in a pretty tower? Is that all?
I'm not dismissing the need for a Mac Pro but it has become a truly industrial niche market. I don't expect Apple to bow out of it because it would diminish the halo effect around their other products but I'm not expecting a Mac Pro to be what a lot of people want.
My expectation for a new Mac Pro is a software/hardware solution. OS X 10.9 would offer the ability to easily share the resources between many Macs. A refreshed Mac Mini line with an optical thunderbolt transmitter hiding in the Apple logo at the top and a receiver at the bottom with a stacking lock (i.e. magnets) to keep them aligned could do this. This modular system would offer near limitless scalable power and upgradability and custom hardware could be added to a Mac Mini like case with PCI ports.
Jim essentially said there would be a new Mac Pro at WWDC for June of 2012 on Amplified, his podcast. It was a typical non-denial kind of confirmation but it had a lot of people, like Marco Arment and John Siracusa, convinced Apple would significantly update the Mac Pro.
Apple did update the Mac Pro at WWDC but with the same generation of processors because Intel wasn't going to keep making the exact ones that were available at launch in August 2010. It was a huge disappointment.
Apple even relented and took the "New" label off the Mac Pros in the online store a day or two later.
SATA III, thunderbolt, usb 3, quad channel ram, and otherwise updated with the latest from intel. Basically nothing really different, just swapping in newer versions of what it has now. Built in adapters to put 2x2.5 SSD in the larger bays would be nice as well.
Really none of those things are a stretch, and all way easier to do than some new wacky modular solution that wouldn't necessarily sell any better.
People who rushed to buy those tickets must be kicking themselves right now.
Why?
People who rushed to buy the tickets are DEVELOPERS who care about the week long class sessions, not just a keynote. It's like you're laughing at football fans thinking they only buy Superbowl tickets for the half time show.
Ok, and would it not be possible to just add those features to a Mac Mini and any slots/bays in an accessory that can be added to a stack? From what we know about Apple, they don't want to be in niche markets. They got rid of the Xserve and haven't updated the Mac Pro in years. I don't see Apple keeping around 3 desktop Macs one of which is very niche (the Mac Pro regardless of our emotional attachment to it, it is a small niche).
An iMac and a Mac (drop the mini) sounds like a good lineup. You can get a single Mac if you want to BYODKM or get 2 or 3 if you require more power. Add any accessories on top.
Not only would this serve all markets from low level consumer, to prosumer and professional, it would also enable universities and research centres to very easily build supercomputers.
Not my bear. He potties in the special bear outhouse I built for him in the yard.
And a damn fine bear he is.
I have a 2008 (3,1) Mac Pro, and am hoping to upgrade. I've got a 27" NEC PA271 in landscape orientation and 24" NEC PA241 in portrait. I have several SSDs and fast 7200 HDDs in RAID configuration. I use this rig for photo editing. My reasons for preferring a Mac Pro are that I like the NEC monitors better than the ACDs (wider color gamut), and more configurable (and cheaper) storage and upgrade options.
That said, I'm open to the maxed-out iMac idea. I've been out of the loop, so I'm not sure about all the options. Are you using flash storage for the internal drive, and then connecting an external enclosure with SSDs and/or HDDs? Or are you using the Flash Drive? Which graphics card did you get?
Posted this is another thread but here's my prediction for this year.
-Tim Cook takes the stage.
-Updates on retail, App Store, iTunes and iBooks.
-Phil Schiller introduced modestly spec-bumped MacBook Airs, MBPs and maybe Retina MBPs.
-Mac freakin' Pro. Available next month. Made in USA.
-Great hardware deserves great software (blah, blah, blah).
-Craig Federhigi introduces OS X 10.9. Available in late Summer (more vague than setting an actual month because of the OS X teams work on iOS 7).
-Craig stays on stage to debut iOS 7 with new features, including all the rumoured features (redesign, etc.). Also includes lots of improvements for Apple TV including an App Store. New apps debuting on Apple TV today including one from The CW (like what was, I think prematurely, announced the other week) and other content partners. iOS 7 is available in the Autumn/Fall. Beta to developers today.
-Tim Cook returns to the stage. Thank you for coming, have a great week (blah, blah, blah).
The end.
-Tim Cook takes the stage.
-Updates on retail, App Store, iTunes and iBooks.
-Phil Schiller introduced modestly spec-bumped MacBook Airs, MBPs and maybe Retina MBPs.
-Mac freakin' Pro. Available next month. Made in USA.
-Great hardware deserves great software (blah, blah, blah).
-Craig Federhigi introduces OS X 10.9. Available in late Summer (more vague than setting an actual month because of the OS X teams work on iOS 7).
-Craig stays on stage to debut iOS 7 with new features, including all the rumoured features (redesign, etc.). Also includes lots of improvements for Apple TV including an App Store. New apps debuting on Apple TV today including one from The CW (like what was, I think prematurely, announced the other week) and other content partners. iOS 7 is available in the Autumn/Fall. Beta to developers today.
-Tim Cook returns to the stage. Thank you for coming, have a great week (blah, blah, blah).
The end.