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Ohhh, and one more thing.....

IJ Reilly said:
when and if the market for tech writing revives.
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Just spread a lot of FUD, get everything completely wrong, and then use way too many bad jokes and unnecessary big words to give back-handed compliments. Based on the magazines and web articles I read, you'll get lots of work. Plus, feel free to take kickbacks while reviewing products and bashing their competitors, because people like that guy who shilled for Creative made enough to climb a mountain from selling his soul.

Of course, if you insist on being all ethical and stuff, I'll see you in the cheap seats with the rest of us. ;)
 
Sesshi said:
Phil Schiller will sit on it and break it before the keynote.
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Haaaaaaa and sorry for my little stock option rant ealrier, I was just frustrated at apple falling in the mix with the rest of the fools who do this stuff.

Now back to how you all would introduce the next (insert product here)
 
solvs said:
Just spread a lot of FUD, get everything completely wrong, and then use way too many bad jokes and unnecessary big words to give back-handed compliments. Based on the magazines and web articles I read, you'll get lots of work. Plus, feel free to take kickbacks while reviewing products and bashing their competitors, because people like that guy who shilled for Creative made enough to climb a mountain from selling his soul.

Of course, if you insist on being all ethical and stuff, I'll see you in the cheap seats with the rest of us. ;)
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Cynic. ;)

The newspaper business is in a terrible tailspin right now, and it's probably not going to recover -- at least not any time soon. For a time I worked for an editor loved it when I stirred the pot and got his readers excited. When he left for another job, I ran smack into an editor who just hated any sort of controversy. So he saved money by axing the freelance budget. The paper's technology section is now nothing but wire service stories. Cheap, and dull.

The 'net is even worse, in a way. The amount of actually original journalism going on out there is amazingly paltry. A huge percentage of the content is reprints, digests and blogs. Nobody pays for anything anymore.

But you're right -- many of the survivors in this new world of tech journalism are the worst of the worst. The hacks -- the ones who can pump out the effluent faster than a sewer plant. They're either complete baloney artists like Dvorak, or any of a thousand lazy press release re-writers.

Ah well, I suppose I'm sounding bitter now -- which to an extent, I am. But since I never needed the writing for my living (it was actually sometimes an unwelcome distraction), it's more a matter of missing the opportunity to pontificate in public.

Which come to think of it, I still do. :)
 
Almost definite products:

iLife '07
iWork '07
Leopard "Top Secret Features"
iTV
Nike AMP+

Not at all bad! The "One More Thing" would of course be an iPhone, or something of that nature. Also, somewhere along the line, there will be a big surprise that nobody thought of, be it a Leopard Feature or an entirely new product.
 
mkrishnan said:
Are you saying that terrorists trying to build a nuclear weapon prevented Jobs from making good on his original 3GHz promise? :eek: ;) :D
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Err..I can be if you want me to ;)

Either that or it's waiting in the wings for MWSF...now that would take people by surprise.

"Oh, and one more thing, you know that 3Ghz G5 we promised...well, starting today..." :eek:
 
He should have some sort of allusion to what Bell said on the first phone: "Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you." except it should be something like: "Mr. Bono -- come here -- I want to see you."
 
Aniej said:
Do you all remember that "report" that got released maybe 3 weeks ago saying Mac users are essentially old people? That was weird and I am having a difficult time believing, but in case it is I say we should have the old lady who falls in the bathroom and can't get up "help I've fallen and can't get up" call in with her iMedic alarm. :D
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That was Mrs. Fletcher and she died almost 10 years ago. :mad: I guess nobody ever helped her get up, it seems.... :p

Anyway, I imagine at the end of the keynote...Steve is recollecting on the presentation. "We have some exciting things in store this year. But I have one more exciting announcement." A huge IBM logo appears behind him. "I would like to announce our new partnership with IBM. Beginning this Summer, Apple will begin transitioning to Cell processor technology." He opens the case below the display, that he was using during the presentation, and reveals a Playstation 3. "In fact, this whole presentation was done on Cell. Leopard is fully Universal on IBM Cell, PowerPC and Intel chips. All Apple computers will eventually feature the best of both Intel AND IBM processors in one machine. It's a revolution. Starting today, all Apple Premier Developers will receive a free demo unit as I have used here." The crowd roars with applause and accolades.....
 
Aniej said:
Seriously people, for a website dedicated to pontificating upon what apple is going to do next, I am disappointed at the lack of clever ideas for how you would run the big show... Let step it up and see what you are made of:D
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If there's going to be an iPhone gag, the thing to do would be for Steve to have Justin Long come out on stage to talk about the Mac-PC commercials.

The two of them acknowlege John Hodgman, who's sitting in the audience.

Steve suggests to Justin to call John up onto the stage. Justin says sure, but in PC-style, John declines. So Justin says that he can solve this problem and whips out a cellphone (its an iPhone, but we can't tell yet) and dials a number.

A cellphone starts to ring in the audience.

It is *under the seat* of the chair occupied by John Hodgman.

John retreives it ... its an iPhone.


This is just one of many "under the audience seat" -sort of scenarios that could be played out.


-hh
 
How about the one more thing being two more things...

A phone starts ringing in Stevo's pocket, and the ringtone is 'Hey Jude' by the Beatles. Two more things - here's the iPhone, and the Beatles now on iTunes.
 
Steve gets a phone call on an iphone....

it's from John Moschitta the micro-machine guy, who spits out the specs (in his micro-machine voice) for a new 12" mbp called the micro-mac!

"if it doesn't say mac....then it's not the real thing"
 
I can't wait to start looking for the seat with my name on it :D

Steve won't be presenting the iPhone I think.
I'm guessing new iPod - thinner, better battery life, brighter screen - the usual :D, maybe wifi capability to counter the Zune. Maybe a new iPod hifi, one that connects to the iTV as well as all types of iPods.

Oh and, One more thing:
A new iSight camera? I even feel like Apple could do a real digital camera that can double as an iSight via Bluetooth. Plus, it syncs with the new iPod so all pictures are also immediately backed up, whilst shooting. :cool:

Core 2 Duo Mini's?

Too much fantasy, that's my problem ;)
 
Prior to the speech, they plant an iPhone under a chair and during the speech Jobs somehow slips in the "Please keep all cell phones off" (like he'd say it before showing a movie or turning on the projector and dimming the lights). Then some Apple Employee would call the iPhone and the lucky person (or persons) would get to answer it. Now THATS audience participation for you.
 
ha that's awesome. i would love to see one of these come to fruition.
 
ChrisG said:
No.

I wonder if the rumors ever get to the point that Steve thinks "OK guys (and gals), we gotta make this thing"?
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I mean I answer some question bluntly and at times might be a bit over confident, but how would you know what role steve jobs plays in writing or editing the macworld keynote?
 
Aniej said:
I mean I answer some question bluntly and at times might be a bit over confident, but how would you know what role steve jobs plays in writing or editing the macworld keynote?
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Things get out. Bush doesn't write his speeches - he just says them wrong.
 
Well now that Apple has posted its little 2007 teaser picture, lets keep this going with how you would present that "one more thing," whatever it might be...
 
My prediction, even if it's a letdown to some people here since we already know about it to an extent:

A draft-N version of Airport Extreme, combined with an update to immediately bring all of the MacBooks/MacBook Pros/iMacs with the capacity up to date.
 
adamyoshida said:
My prediction, even if it's a letdown to some people here since we already know about it to an extent:

A draft-N version of Airport Extreme, combined with an update to immediately bring all of the MacBooks/MacBook Pros/iMacs with the capacity up to date.
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Actually, to update it, I would predict:

1) The iTV (whatever it's going to be called).
2) Wireless-N Airport Extreme.
3) Updates to allow Wireless-N in OSX.
4) Updated iPods with WiFi synching.

Consider the appeal of it. Your media is mobile, streaming from one device to another at lighting speeds. From the office to the living room - to wherever you and your iPod goes - it's a single integrated media solution.

And, most importantly, is encourages cross-selling.

Want an iTV? You can improve its peformance with a new Airport Extreme.

Your new iPod will eliminate the need to constantly cable it up and manually synch it.

The iTV will add value to your video iPod by letting you watch all of those TV shows on your giant big screen.
 
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