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The release for the new Macbook Air: I was wrong, there will be two releases

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Augure

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So originally I wrote:
"Two things
1. Ivy Bridges have been delayed "until after June" for mass production.
2. OSX Moutain Lion will be release in the late summer ie. probably late August.

Knowing that the new line of Macbook Pro will probably be streamlined with the Macbook Air and so that they will be released together, we can bet that the next release will be for September the soonest."

But after reading a bit more, it is true that September is way too far and people have been waiting for an update as the demand for new Macs is decreasing in this first quarter.

Plus the critical point about this update really is the Ivy Bridge, so if the supposed "exclusivity" Apple may have on the first batch is true, it very possible that an update is imminent, maybe during the March presentation of the iPad 3.
 
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Boe11 said:
Thank goodness! Now we can all stop speculating :)
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It is never a time to stop speculating. Now we start speculating the 2013 version.

I believe they will release the new Apple iChip Mac. Implant the chip inside your head, and you will have at any and all times your own personal computer, just by thinking of it. (This will be the new true redesign)

The new touch technology is thought controlled devices. Wohoo!!!

I got this all from a very trustworthy source.

Ah, I need to sleep.
 
Augure said:
Two things
1. Ivy Bridges have been delayed "until after June" for mass production.
2. OSX Moutain Lion will be release in the late summer ie. probably late August.

Knowing that the new line of Macbook Pro will probably be streamlined with the Macbook Air and so that they will be released together, we can bet that the next release will be for September the soonest.
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Assuming the news about IB's delay is accurate (Intel has not confirmed the delay, it's still a rumor), then yea Aug/Sept seems pretty likely for all new mac's.

Considering none of the financial news outlets have reported on any delay, I'm sticking with it being just a "rumor".
 
Steelgrave said:
Assuming the news about IB's delay is accurate (Intel has not confirmed the delay, it's still a rumor), then yea Aug/Sept seems pretty likely for all new mac's.

Considering none of the financial news outlets have reported on any delay, I'm sticking with it being just a "rumor".
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Digitimes isn't the most reliable for good rumors. Also, as someone else pointed out, what if someone (Apple for example) bought out most all of the first batch scheduled to ship? That would cause the issue Digitimes reported.

We'll see various Mac updates when they happen.
 
Don't forget that Intel will be shipping a small supply of Ivy Bridge in April, which could very well mean that Apple bought this "small" supply for the new notebooks. :)
 
Steelgrave said:
Assuming the news about IB's delay is accurate (Intel has not confirmed the delay, it's still a rumor), then yea Aug/Sept seems pretty likely for all new mac's.

Considering none of the financial news outlets have reported on any delay, I'm sticking with it being just a "rumor".
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There are rumors which give Apple more power than they have. Apple doesn't have the power to not only have some exclusivity but also "order a first batch" that would make Intel have some delays on mass producing.

tom vilsack said:
i say mid aug to catch the back to school...

aug 21 is a good date.....
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This could be the case but Apple, although targeting not just the student, I don't see them having a keynote in the middle of the summer BUT, well they are releasing Moutain Lion in the "late summer" so I guess for once they could have a keynote to present everything
 
Dears

taken that Apple now states ML will be released LATE Summer, we should then take it that NEW Hardware will be released to support or enable the latest features just like in the past to support it :)

So a Aug/Sept refresh of the AIR does not seem so far fetched... :cool:


or do should we expect it to still launch on 10.7.x and be updated again afterwards ????
 
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Why would they wait for the new version of OS X?

For example, try to remember as far back as to the dawn of time (summer 2011 :) ). New iMacs were released on May 3, and on July 20 they released OS X Lion. Before that, they had refreshed the entire MacBook lineup on february 24, less than 4 months before Lion. I don't see why they couldn't release new Airs (and macbook, imacs, minis and all other models that needs an upgrade asap), and then give us the option to buy Mountain Lion later, as they did last year. Actually, that would make them a lot more money than waiting for ML to be released and include it in the price.
 
Stingray454 said:
Actually, that would make them a lot more money than waiting for ML to be released and include it in the price.
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Not really as they give FREE updates if hardware is bought after a certain date prior to an update ....

And Apple is quoting "late summer 2012" so bang goes the 20th July item :(

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/02/16Apple-Releases-OS-X-Mountain-Lion-Developer-Preview-with-Over-100-New-Features.html

As apple runs their back to school in the Mid June to late september time frame
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/16/apple-launches-2011-back-to-school-promotion/

And bang goes the May item as here we have also the case that the CPU refresh from Intel will only come june-July-August so back to school Aug/Sept ... is the best bet for all together :)

http://www.dailytech.com/Report+Mass+Launch+of+22+nm+Ivy+Bridge+CPUs+is+Delayed+Until+June/article24022.htm
 
Augure said:
There are rumors which give Apple more power than they have. Apple doesn't have the power to not only have some exclusivity but also "order a first batch" that would make Intel have some delays on mass producing.
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I'd say the arrangement Apple had getting Sandy Bridge to the market before anyone else, and the official availability of the chipset flies in the face of that statement.
 
Updated: there will probably be an update in March with an exclusive batch of Ivy Bridge processor and then one six month after, for the release of Moutain Lion, probably in September or October.
 
Augure said:
Updated: there will probably be an update in March with an exclusive batch of Ivy Bridge processor and then one six month after, for the release of Moutain Lion, probably in September or October.
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Apple does not time its Mac releases alongside OS X releases. If there's a redesign of the MBP line, Apple also will have the Mac and iPad share the spotlight in March. The first batch of Ivy Bridge chips will be released in April (the delay is only for dual core chips anyway), so we'll likely see new Airs/Pros around April/May like originally predicted. Those that buy a new Mac within a month of Mountain Lion's release will get a free/discounted upgrade. Everyone else will have to pay for it. No new Macs will come out at the same time as Mountain Lion.
 
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