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No Apple Tablet Introduction at September Keynote Event?

Tallest Skil said:
Prove it.
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WOW. Do people in here have absolutely zero logic?

-Apple bought P.A. Semi to make chips for iPhone, iPod Touch, and the Tablet.
-The Tablet will use an ARM chip, NOT Intel.
-Snow Leopard is Intel only.
-iPhone OS is ARM only.
-OS X's GUI is NOT made for on screen Multi-Touch.
-iPhone OS is specifically made for onscreen Multi-Touch.
-The Tablet will definitely have the App Store.

Do I need to go on? And this AGAIN after I said I wouldn't explain it. USE YOUR HEADS PEOPLE! :rolleyes:
 
MacFly123 said:
WOW. Do people in here have absolutely zero logic?

-Apple bought P.A. Semi to make chips for iPhone, iPod Touch, and the Tablet.
-The Tablet will use an ARM chip, NOT Intel.
-Snow Leopard is Intel only.
-iPhone OS is ARM only.
-OS X's GUI is NOT made for on screen Multi-Touch.
-iPhone OS is specifically made for onscreen Multi-Touch.
-The Tablet will definitely have the App Store.

Do I need to go on? And this AGAIN after I said I wouldn't explain it. USE YOUR HEADS PEOPLE! :rolleyes:
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So you can't prove it. You're me, but more forceful. Luckily, I won't berate you for months if you're wrong.;)
 
I WAS the one said:
hello? The iPhone 3Gs proved that movie can be edited and uploaded to the internet in secs... I don't see why a iMovie lite version canæt be made for a tablet.:cool:
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it is not video editing, it is video trimming, big difference. i wouldn't use what apple has done in the mobile space as the poster child for championing a tablet. They got some stuff right, but they also got some stuff very wrong
 
While Apple may not show the much-rumored tablet machine at the September iPod event, there is a chance that Apple may show it at the October event for the next-generation MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
 
corywoolf said:
Good... I would have questioned Apple's intelligence if they released a tablet in this economy. The average Joe doesn't benefit from being able to draw on a screen and do multi-touch gestures that can already be done on the trackpad. It's just a fanboys dream and not something that would sell well at this point. What is the big advantage of a giant iPod Touch? How would you type on the thing? A giant touch keyboard is impractical and would have poor usability. Since this could not be typed on while being held, it would have to lay flat or propped up on a desk and would be less ergonomic then the current MacBook Pro keyboard. Apple would be better off with a $500 (3G subsidized) netbook then a tablet in this economy. Neither of which I would expect to see actually get released anytime soon.



Thank god I'm not the only one who believes this.
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No, you are not the only one. I can't see it either, I mean there's the iTouch and the iPhone.

What is it going to be used for; Taking notes? Typing on the thing would be b&tch, a netbook would be be more easier and cost less. Looking at eBooks? We got the iTouch/iPhone for the. Doing your 'To Do Lists'? A netbook would be better served here too. Internet apps? Maybe I can see this a little. The size of the unit (10'') would be easier to see the the iTouch/iPhone and a Netbook. But the price? $600-900 for that?

Hugh


PS Why does spell checker knows what an iPhone is but not a iTouch? LOL :confused:
 
Shake-N-Bake said:
Wow.. I honestly forgot I originally saw that name here before I bit it. Think of it as a homage or "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". Now I feel like a tool.
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Why would you feel like a tool. It's a name you picked. Don't let anyone else say smack to you. I've had the nickname "KnightMare" since 1980. Like I'm the only one that came up with that, oh yea.

So if I go to a site and someone already has that name, I just add a "1" to it.

Big deal... Move along, nothing to see here...
 
We forgot? - No MacWorld this year

I could understant saving the tablet for January MacWorld keynote, but WAIT, there is no MacWorld for 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lets think about this one ..... Besides the issue of ready or not, lets assume for a moment it is ready..... Why would Apple want to delay the device and miss the Xmass holiday?

Either it is not ready, or they don't have enough stock yet, or they will will be shipping in Oct.

With no MacWorld, I do not see Apple waiting until Jan to ship unless the device is not done.

As to CES... So far we have no confirmation that Apple will be presenting anything at CES and they (Apple) are not having a CES keynote. They have not even agnoledge that they will be a CES.

Just my opinion
 
maybe theyre turning itunes into something like rhapsody.

unlimited downloads with a monthly fee.
seems like the next logical step for itunes..

i also bet steve wont be back until the MacTablet introduced.
it'd be smart for them to preview the tablet at the upcoming keynote,
like they did with the iphone.. it'll get everyone excited and it'll make a sh*t load of kids save their holiday $.
 
yg17 said:
John, George and Ringo are alive. Paul is dead.
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Haha. Talk about a long running rumor. :cool: I'm old enough to remember when that was the "talk of the town"... Spinning records backwards for clues and all that. What a gas. :eek:

I'm kind of curious what ever happened to the whole Apple / Apple Corps thing when they "settled". I would have thought that if it was going to turn that into some exclusive Beatles release in iTunes that it would have surely happened by now.

But, back to the rumor at hand... While I agree that it would probably be pretty weak for running a full blown OS X, I would sure like to see that happen. I could think of a few cool things I could do with it. Regardless, put me in line (when I ever have the expendable income for it).
 
packed with features or not, I really couldn't care less about an Apple tablet aside from maybe having some nice-looking new electronics to gawk at... it's just not something I'd find useful, regardless of cost. as for this September's iPod event, I'll be satisfied with it as long as Apple introduce a new, higher-capacity iPod touch and a new version of iTunes. beyond that, you won't find me complaining.

by the way, on a side note:
rdowns said:
While I think the rumored tablet will be positioned in the iPod/iPhone family (no OS X), this will be a music event. Updated iPods, iTunes 9, new file format with digital goodies and The Beatles finally on iTunes. Their remastered stuff is due out in the next few weeks.
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not to branch off from the OT, but being a pretty big Beatles fan, I'm curious- do you have any idea whose work these remasters will be? I've given a listen to their full studio discography via the DESS remasters and am already very impressed with the sound quality of them... just curious if these new (more official) remasters will be of superior enough quality that I'd consider purchasing them to replace my current copies.
 
MacFly123 said:
It will NOT run OS X. I am not even going explain the numerous reasons why again because I am so sick of explaining it to people in these forums! :rolleyes: It will run a revised version of the iPhone OS.

I agree about iLife and iWork, and it makes perfect sense because when they announce the Tablet they will also announce iLife '10 Mobile & iWork '10 Mobile! :D They will not be quite as robust as the Mac OS X versions, but they will be very cool! :)
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you know apple will say the tablet runs OS X just like they did with the iphone.
of course it wont be the full Mac OS X, just an extremely dumbed down version of it. with its own name, just like "iphone os x."

and there's no way you're telling me apple's not smart enough to easily turn their os's gui into an on-screen multi-touch. that's just ludicrous.
 
i was thinking this before this story was posted. why would they release a mac at an iPod/iTunes/(sometimes)AppleTV event? this also leads me to believe that the rumored tablet (if even true) will not be like a giant iPod touch as most rumors have said but more like an actual mac running the real OSX and not iPhone OS (or at least somewhere in between the two i.e. more advanced than iPhone OS but less advanced than OSX).
 
I guess I got a bit caught up in the rumor storm this time, heh. It doesn't particularly impact me, and an early 2010 release really does make more fiscal sense. Let it sell through the spring and summer, and then introduce an upgrade in the fall.

I look forward to the iPod stuff, though! =)
 
albusseverus said:
It's gonna have to be, because Microsoft owns The Beatles and all their descendants. Now who's feeling bad?
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My head just exploded! I don't follow... so your telling me MS has a signed exclusivity contract of the entire Beatles catalog? I know the zune store has them, but not exclusively, right?
 
The tablet will be a disappointment. People will buy them in droves, salivate as they open the box, hold it triumphantly and the first thing they'll use it for is to place an ad on kijiji or craigslist to sell the darn thing because at that instant, they'll realise how painful using a tablet is for more than 2 minutes and that it won't be useful to them. At all.

Seriously, just put your macbook screen completely horizontal and then browse the net for a few minutes. Then comeback here and tell us about this wonderful Apple tablet revolution.

I don't even begin to see the usefulness of this vs a full featured laptop.
 
MacFly123 said:
WOW. Do people in here have absolutely zero logic?

-Apple bought P.A. Semi to make chips for iPhone, iPod Touch, and the Tablet.
-The Tablet will use an ARM chip, NOT Intel.
-Snow Leopard is Intel only.
-iPhone OS is ARM only.
-OS X's GUI is NOT made for on screen Multi-Touch.
-iPhone OS is specifically made for onscreen Multi-Touch.
-The Tablet will definitely have the App Store.

Do I need to go on? And this AGAIN after I said I wouldn't explain it. USE YOUR HEADS PEOPLE! :rolleyes:
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It also seems pretty much certain that the Tablet will have a core iPhone OS since the dev kit includes pointers to iProd, iPod, iPhone, iFPGA etc,...
 
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