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Apple will update what need to be updated urgently; the G4pro
btw Why does the latest version of Bias Peak says for OsX & G4+?
btw Why does the latest version of Bias Peak says for OsX & G4+?
Assuming ThinkSecret is accurate, some good news in that article is :
"However, Apple is expected to update the Power Mac line, like the iMacs, in late January or early February."
Which agrees with the geek.com rumour of 1.0-1.4Ghz G4s in February.
"However, Apple is expected to update the Power Mac line, like the iMacs, in late January or early February."
Which agrees with the geek.com rumour of 1.0-1.4Ghz G4s in February.
Originally posted by dricci
If this is true, then there's got to be something big coming... unless Apple wants this to be the most boring keynote ever.
Like MW Paris last year...
I'm going to be pretty ticked off if this is true. I've been waiting two months for this upgrade! Makes me mad enough to buy a windows thing! Wait a minute, what am I thinking!?!? Oh, I forgot to take my medication!
But seriously, I don't want to wait another month for an upgrade. I already moved my old computer downstairs so the girls could play their Mickey Mouse and Barbie games. I want my upgraded Imac!!! Think Secret, think Shmecret!
But seriously, I don't want to wait another month for an upgrade. I already moved my old computer downstairs so the girls could play their Mickey Mouse and Barbie games. I want my upgraded Imac!!!
Think Secret, think Shmecret!speculatory fun!
So we're talking a consumer-ish show [obviously not strictly consumers, it is a trade show after all] but who's to say we won't see at least some preliminary demos of 10.3? Didn't Steve show off 10.2 during MWSF last year? I can't remember exactly when he took the wraps off Jaguar, but I vaguely remember watching a keynote stream where he was like a giddy schoolboy, showing off this and that and saying "Available this summer!".
Since this summer is the expected/anticipated date for Jaguar's successor, maybe we'll get a glimpse of some of the features the Apple developers have been throwing together as of late.
Also, iTunes was shown off back at MWNY with the Rendezvous capability with a "release sometime next year" set by Steve himself. Now that QuickTime 6 is out [with AAC] and Rendezvous is adopted more widely with Jaguar actually out for everyone, I'd like to think we'll see this update.
I prefer to leave hardware speculation up to the legally insane and those with painkiller addictions, so I will.
So we're talking a consumer-ish show [obviously not strictly consumers, it is a trade show after all] but who's to say we won't see at least some preliminary demos of 10.3? Didn't Steve show off 10.2 during MWSF last year? I can't remember exactly when he took the wraps off Jaguar, but I vaguely remember watching a keynote stream where he was like a giddy schoolboy, showing off this and that and saying "Available this summer!".
Since this summer is the expected/anticipated date for Jaguar's successor, maybe we'll get a glimpse of some of the features the Apple developers have been throwing together as of late.
Also, iTunes was shown off back at MWNY with the Rendezvous capability with a "release sometime next year" set by Steve himself. Now that QuickTime 6 is out [with AAC] and Rendezvous is adopted more widely with Jaguar actually out for everyone, I'd like to think we'll see this update.
I prefer to leave hardware speculation up to the legally insane and those with painkiller addictions, so I will.
Except for the imac, this should be no suprise. They haven't updated the pmacs at an expo in like 2 years. As for thinksecret 'blowing' the pbook update, they nailed everything BUT the superdrice, so I wouldn't say they 'blew' it. Following that same issue, maybe Apple put out negative rumors (like no superdrive) about no imacs/emacs so people will be blown away.
Yeah, I'll bet they'll still announce them at MWSF and start taking preorders. Especially for those G4 iBooks and dual-CPU PowerBooks
I think the hardware is at a relatively good stage right now.
The two areas I think Apple really need to get to town on are:
1. iApps -- I really want to see iTunes 4 with AAC and rendezvous. This has to be coming soon; I thought it would come out at MWNY actually! Long overdue and very welcome. iChat and iPhoto are very green and could use some major tweakage. iMovie hasn't been updated in forever -- but then, how much more can really be done, and how much more would ruin the simplicity of the program? And of course AppleWorks really needs some Apple work. I am fully de-MSed except for Office, and while I know it is unfair to compare AppleWorks to MS Office rather than MS WORKS, I still long for something good enough that I can ditch MS once and for all *insert gleam in eye*.
As an aside, I am disturbed about these inklings of rumors about converting iApps to for-pay programs. My god, people went berzerk over the switch of bloody iTools, and most people barely touched that. If the more-frequently used iApps were converted, god help the poor sap who announces it, as he or she will be hanged However, maybe they will update iApps with "premium" services and features, and tie them into .mac ... They need to add SOMETHING to .mac before September, because there will be a mass exodus when people are expected to pay $99 (be it justified or not), and really, there was never a mass adoption, so.... I know I will only renew if the price is lowered or more good services are added, and I sure ain't talkin about Bejeweled
2. Digital Devices -- Where are they all? I thought the iPod was supposed to be the 1st in a line of products? Does not Apple want to extend its arm into Sonystyle territory? Or has the economy dashed their dreams? I honestly don't care what it is... DVR, camera, phone, the dreaded PDA, a letter opener, a pooper scooper....
But would Apple really release a new consumer digital device right AFTER the holidays? That would be odd, as such lower-priced techie gems have "perfect gift" written all over them.
So in conclusion Give me iTunes 4, and I'll be smiling. That is ALL I am asking for, is that so much?
The two areas I think Apple really need to get to town on are:
1. iApps -- I really want to see iTunes 4 with AAC and rendezvous. This has to be coming soon; I thought it would come out at MWNY actually! Long overdue and very welcome. iChat and iPhoto are very green and could use some major tweakage. iMovie hasn't been updated in forever -- but then, how much more can really be done, and how much more would ruin the simplicity of the program? And of course AppleWorks really needs some Apple work. I am fully de-MSed except for Office, and while I know it is unfair to compare AppleWorks to MS Office rather than MS WORKS, I still long for something good enough that I can ditch MS once and for all *insert gleam in eye*.
As an aside, I am disturbed about these inklings of rumors about converting iApps to for-pay programs. My god, people went berzerk over the switch of bloody iTools, and most people barely touched that. If the more-frequently used iApps were converted, god help the poor sap who announces it, as he or she will be hanged
However, maybe they will update iApps with "premium" services and features, and tie them into .mac ... They need to add SOMETHING to .mac before September, because there will be a mass exodus when people are expected to pay $99 (be it justified or not), and really, there was never a mass adoption, so.... I know I will only renew if the price is lowered or more good services are added, and I sure ain't talkin about Bejeweled 2. Digital Devices -- Where are they all? I thought the iPod was supposed to be the 1st in a line of products? Does not Apple want to extend its arm into Sonystyle territory? Or has the economy dashed their dreams? I honestly don't care what it is... DVR, camera, phone, the dreaded PDA, a letter opener, a pooper scooper....
But would Apple really release a new consumer digital device right AFTER the holidays? That would be odd, as such lower-priced techie gems have "perfect gift" written all over them.
So in conclusion
Give me iTunes 4, and I'll be smiling. That is ALL I am asking for, is that so much? Wrong, but still right ???
From Think Secret:
"The nation's two biggest Apple distributors -- Ingram and TechData -- are sitting on anywhere from one to four weeks of iMac and eMac inventory."
This can absolutely NOT be the reason why Apple will wait to the end of january with beefed up hardware. One to four weeks of inventory is the same as a dry channel. And as mentioned by gregorybe earlier in this tread, there really is nothing there.
So then, given Think Secrets track record as of late, I still think they are correct, but for all the wrong reasons.
From Think Secret:
"The nation's two biggest Apple distributors -- Ingram and TechData -- are sitting on anywhere from one to four weeks of iMac and eMac inventory."
This can absolutely NOT be the reason why Apple will wait to the end of january with beefed up hardware. One to four weeks of inventory is the same as a dry channel. And as mentioned by gregorybe earlier in this tread, there really is nothing there.
So then, given Think Secrets track record as of late, I still think they are correct, but for all the wrong reasons.
Disappointment (already)
If true, this would be very disappointing to me. I've been thinking of making the switch from PC to Mac for over a month. I finally get all psyched to buy the Mac and I hear there's going to be a performance bump in less than a month. So, I'm waiting for MWSF.
Hopefully, the new iMacs will be available soon. My patience is wearing thin and I don't want to buy another Dell.
If true, this would be very disappointing to me. I've been thinking of making the switch from PC to Mac for over a month. I finally get all psyched to buy the Mac and I hear there's going to be a performance bump in less than a month. So, I'm waiting for MWSF.
Hopefully, the new iMacs will be available soon. My patience is wearing thin and I don't want to buy another Dell.
keep in mind as well that EVERYONE blew the november launch with the exception of macrumors. it was pretty much accepted that, since there was no slot loading dvd burner in existence, there would be no superdrive.
HA!
All I'm waiting for is the revision of the PowerBook -- I'm quite content with the power of my upgraded Pismo P'Book. It's the Powerlogix Bluechip G4 500 mhz upgrade. RAM matters also so that's why it has a gig of that in it too.
But getting back to the point, I don't see anything worthwhile that Apple has right now to buy. I'm not excited by a mediocre PowerMac, or a just barely cutting it for the next couple of months TiBook. And all the "i" products, except for iTunes and iPhoto of course, suck. iCal isn't even close to the integration that Microsoft's Entourage has. I tried the Mail application and iCal at first but it gets annoying when you have all of these separate Apps in which to do the things that you've gotta do. It really bogs down this machine too; Entourage doesn't!
So I'm calling it quits until Apple will release something worthwhile of buying and hopefully, Thinksecret is wrong this time as they were in November!
All I'm waiting for is the revision of the PowerBook -- I'm quite content with the power of my upgraded Pismo P'Book. It's the Powerlogix Bluechip G4 500 mhz upgrade. RAM matters also so that's why it has a gig of that in it too.
But getting back to the point, I don't see anything worthwhile that Apple has right now to buy. I'm not excited by a mediocre PowerMac, or a just barely cutting it for the next couple of months TiBook. And all the "i" products, except for iTunes and iPhoto of course, suck. iCal isn't even close to the integration that Microsoft's Entourage has. I tried the Mail application and iCal at first but it gets annoying when you have all of these separate Apps in which to do the things that you've gotta do. It really bogs down this machine too; Entourage doesn't!
So I'm calling it quits until Apple will release something worthwhile of buying and hopefully, Thinksecret is wrong this time as they were in November!
It's gonna be big, real big.
ThinkSecret is one of the most reliable sources for Apple rumors on the net. They're constantly pulling stories for Adobe's lawyers (they probably have a mole in Adobe), and they have a great record with their reports (which makes up for the lack of them).
Their last flub was the Powerbooks with SuperDrive, but in all fairness, almost nobody anticipated a slot-loading SuperDrive.
With the release of the iCal and iSync updates yesterday, and the iMacs and eMacs later in January, I think we're looking at something BIG
But what?
There's been a lot of talk about iTunes 4, and while I'd like to see a new iTunes, we have to remember that iTunes 3 is only six months old (it was released at MWNY). Maybe the big software announcement will be a Chimera-like (or based) "iWeb".
As for hardware... I would prefer a PDA or Tablet-like DLD over an iPhone.
The keynote will feature something big. I know some people have pointed to Apple's feud with IDG, but that was just a way to slink out of a second expensive expo without headlines like "Apple too poor for expo!" Steve Jobs likes the publicity Apple only gets at MacWorld, so something BIG is coming. I'm sure of it.
ThinkSecret is one of the most reliable sources for Apple rumors on the net. They're constantly pulling stories for Adobe's lawyers (they probably have a mole in Adobe), and they have a great record with their reports (which makes up for the lack of them).
Their last flub was the Powerbooks with SuperDrive, but in all fairness, almost nobody anticipated a slot-loading SuperDrive.
With the release of the iCal and iSync updates yesterday, and the iMacs and eMacs later in January, I think we're looking at something BIG
But what?
There's been a lot of talk about iTunes 4, and while I'd like to see a new iTunes, we have to remember that iTunes 3 is only six months old (it was released at MWNY). Maybe the big software announcement will be a Chimera-like (or based) "iWeb".
As for hardware... I would prefer a PDA or Tablet-like DLD over an iPhone.
The keynote will feature something big. I know some people have pointed to Apple's feud with IDG, but that was just a way to slink out of a second expensive expo without headlines like "Apple too poor for expo!" Steve Jobs likes the publicity Apple only gets at MacWorld, so something BIG is coming. I'm sure of it.
Well they've got a lot of things to showcase with respect to enhancements in the OS, OpenGL increases make games more viable on the platform, they've finally gotten Java up to date (and maybe it will be near final at launch), they've probably got some more iApp features that integrate into the OS as well. All in all I'm hoping that they have more stuff to do with the OS as opposed to having more machines to do the same stuff.
Until they release Macs with the IBM chip, nothing they have to say on the hardware side outside of having an iPad (and me thinks that this patent may have something to do with that) will be exciting to me.
Until they release Macs with the IBM chip, nothing they have to say on the hardware side outside of having an iPad (and me thinks that this patent may have something to do with that) will be exciting to me.
This rumor might make sense if they *do* have a brand new hub device to announce. Macworld is one of the few times each year Apple can count on mainstream media attention, and they may want all of the buzz focused on the new iWhatever... and not call attention to small speed bumps and upgrades on their computer line until they have some 'big news' on that front.
But, of course, there's no consensus on if a new hub device is ready for launch. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
But, of course, there's no consensus on if a new hub device is ready for launch. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Flowbee has a good point. Accurate product leaks have been drying up since Grand Master Jobs started his crackdown on rumormongers. For once we might really be surprised by a keynote.
Actually...
I am actually thinking about buying a new 17" iMac this next week or so, and I decided to pay a visit to a rather prominant Apple dealer in my town. The guy (who is fairly high on the food chain in the company) told me to wait until next Tuesday because they were bumping the speeds on the iMacs and prices were dropping (a certain amount, which I will not disclose )
Let's just hope that he is right. Besides that, remember like it has already been said/posted, Think Secret blew it when it came to the Powerbooks and iBooks.
I am actually thinking about buying a new 17" iMac this next week or so, and I decided to pay a visit to a rather prominant Apple dealer in my town. The guy (who is fairly high on the food chain in the company) told me to wait until next Tuesday because they were bumping the speeds on the iMacs and prices were dropping (a certain amount, which I will not disclose
)Let's just hope that he is right. Besides that, remember like it has already been said/posted, Think Secret blew it when it came to the Powerbooks and iBooks.
I have a hard time believing this, because the reason given is that they want to clear the reseller channel of old stock.
But who is going to buy an iMac over the next three weeks, knowing they'll be cheaper and faster at the end of the month? I was planning on ordering mine on Tuesday, but I'll certainly be waiting now.
But who is going to buy an iMac over the next three weeks, knowing they'll be cheaper and faster at the end of the month? I was planning on ordering mine on Tuesday, but I'll certainly be waiting now.
ooof...
But thinksecret doesn't seem to know what WILL happen at the keynote now does it?
All it seems to know is apparent quantity of products in stock... big deal...
I think iMac updates would look pretty unimportant if Apple has better things to announce... I'm not stressing. I'm ordering an iPod next week unless something else warrants a purchase.
But thinksecret doesn't seem to know what WILL happen at the keynote now does it?
All it seems to know is apparent quantity of products in stock... big deal...
I think iMac updates would look pretty unimportant if Apple has better things to announce... I'm not stressing. I'm ordering an iPod next week unless something else warrants a purchase.
Here's what I think...
First, macphisto, that reseller was just saying what everybody was saying up until today. Hell, up until earlier this week some people were convinced we'd see 19" iMac screens at the keynote (that's very unlikely, 19" LCDs are too expensive to keep the iMac affordable, and it would make the computer look top-heavy). And remember, ThinkSecret says the upgrades will still happen, just a few weeks later than expected.
Speaking of ThinkSecret, if they "blew it" on the Powerbooks (they were almost right, they just didn't think Apple had a slot-loading SuperDrive), then everybody "blew it." Most people didn't know a slot-loading SuperDrive existed until Apple put it in the TiBook.
And Mr. richard5smith, maybe none of us would buy a new iMac today, but there are plenty of people (maybe not "plenty," but some) who would walk into a CompUSA and buy an iMac today, totally clueless about what we're talking about.
Chubakka, nobody knows what's going to happen at the keynote right now. Apple finally got a lid on its leaks. You do make a very good point, iMac updates would look unimportant if Apple did something big, which I think they will.
The iMac was last year's big expo announcement, it even made it into the summer expo (with the release of the 17"). The mainstream media is paying attention to Apple, this is the time for something big. I'm willing to put my money on a new DLD, it's only natural with the success of the iPod.
First, macphisto, that reseller was just saying what everybody was saying up until today. Hell, up until earlier this week some people were convinced we'd see 19" iMac screens at the keynote (that's very unlikely, 19" LCDs are too expensive to keep the iMac affordable, and it would make the computer look top-heavy). And remember, ThinkSecret says the upgrades will still happen, just a few weeks later than expected.
Speaking of ThinkSecret, if they "blew it" on the Powerbooks (they were almost right, they just didn't think Apple had a slot-loading SuperDrive), then everybody "blew it." Most people didn't know a slot-loading SuperDrive existed until Apple put it in the TiBook.
And Mr. richard5smith, maybe none of us would buy a new iMac today, but there are plenty of people (maybe not "plenty," but some) who would walk into a CompUSA and buy an iMac today, totally clueless about what we're talking about.
Chubakka, nobody knows what's going to happen at the keynote right now. Apple finally got a lid on its leaks. You do make a very good point, iMac updates would look unimportant if Apple did something big, which I think they will.
The iMac was last year's big expo announcement, it even made it into the summer expo (with the release of the 17"). The mainstream media is paying attention to Apple, this is the time for something big. I'm willing to put my money on a new DLD, it's only natural with the success of the iPod.
Re: Here's what I think...
Yeah man, all signs point to a new DLD. I'm pretty much burnt out on speculating, though, so I'll just wait the few short days 'til SJ takes the wraps off....
Yeah man, all signs point to a new DLD. I'm pretty much burnt out on speculating, though, so I'll just wait the few short days 'til SJ takes the wraps off....
richard5mith, you assume that everyone who buys a Mac (like all those people who are supposed to be switching) even know that there is a big event next week or that the prices should be dropping in the next month or so. Just because there are many people who watch for what Apple is doing, there are many many more who just go to the store and buy stuff.