iMac G5 confirmation or Macworld screw-up?

guarthoguartho
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Having registered my new iBook G4 (which is awesome btw) I was asked if I'd like to sign up for a free 1-year subscription to Macworld magazine. Naturally I said yes and as I was signing up they asked what my most recent Apple purchase was. As pictured below the iMac G5 was at top of the pulldown menu.







Even as I present this question I think I fall into the "Somebody at Macworld screwed up." camp. Especially given the "server G4" instead of "XServe," etc, but since there is a possibility that they know something we don't, I couldn't resist posting my screen-cap. Talk amongst yourselves...
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  • Reply 1 of 33
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    it is a screw up
  • Reply 2 of 33
    thegeldingthegelding Posts: 3,230member
    could be either...but the iMac G5 is coming...announced by feb1, maybe on superbowl sunday (though apple may wait a week to not rain on the pepsi-iTunes celebration)...



    soon, patience my child





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  • Reply 3 of 33
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    I bet you 30 AppleInsider credits that The PB G5 is released before this Phantom-iMac G5!
  • Reply 4 of 33
    thegeldingthegelding Posts: 3,230member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Nebagakid

    I bet you 30 AppleInsider credits that The PB G5 is released before this Phantom-iMac G5!



    you are on....except instead of ai credits, if i win you no longer use the three smokey guys at the end of every reply you make....if you win i will no longer sign out as





    g
  • Reply 5 of 33
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by thegelding

    you are on....except instead of ai credits, if i win you no longer use the three smokey guys at the end of every reply you make....if you win i will no longer sign out as





    g



    And i will be here to control the bet
  • Reply 6 of 33
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by thegelding

    you are on....except instead of ai credits, if i win you no longer use the three smokey guys at the end of every reply you make....if you win i will no longer sign out as





    g



    Win win for the rest of us.
  • Reply 7 of 33
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    There is a third alternative, simultaneous release ...
  • Reply 8 of 33
    guarthoguartho Posts: 1,208member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Powerdoc

    There is a third alternative, simultaneous release ...



    Yes, simultaneous release is best for all involved. When one releases before the other it almost always leads to emotional problems as the unreleased feels neglected... Are we still talking about computers?
  • Reply 9 of 33
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Guartho

    Yes, simultaneous release is best for all involved.



    Definitely. It also feels really good when you can.. err... wait. You're talking about computers, aren't you.



    Nevermind.
  • Reply 10 of 33
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Powerdoc

    There is a third alternative, simultaneous release ...



    does that mean that they both have to put their "extra" sigs in their actual sig?
  • Reply 11 of 33
    baumanbauman Posts: 1,248member
    I think we should be able to bet with our post counts
  • Reply 12 of 33
    crusadercrusader Posts: 1,129member
    Pish-posh. It's clearly iMac G5 confirmation. Do you see Powerbook G5 on the list? Nope.
  • Reply 13 of 33
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by thegelding

    you are on....except instead of ai credits, if i win you no longer use the three smokey guys at the end of every reply you make....if you win i will no longer sign out as





    g



    Why? I am not offended or annoyed by your sig.

    There is a way to get rid of the smokey guys, just edit the CSS File that Safari uses (or OmniWeb). I know Synotic did it, what a smart chap he is!
  • Reply 14 of 33
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    Neba, since you are the only one that uses them, when you lose brad will remove them from the server so you can never use them again!





    Quote:

    Originally posted by bauman

    I think we should be able to bet with our post counts



    That would encourage crappy posting to get your count up...so basically my first 1000 posts. Now as to this post...
  • Reply 15 of 33
    alephaleph Posts: 15member
    My best guess for Apple's updating strategy:



    In this order:

    first the faster G5's (soon)

    then the PowerBook G5

    and third the iMac G5 (mid 2004?)



    They make a lot more money with the first two.
  • Reply 16 of 33
    the generalthe general Posts: 649member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by aleph

    My best guess for Apple's updating strategy:



    In this order:

    first the faster G5's (soon)

    then the PowerBook G5

    and third the iMac G5 (mid 2004?)



    They make a lot more money with the first two.



    as I recalled, didnt the IMAC have the G4 before the powerbooks?
  • Reply 17 of 33
    baumanbauman Posts: 1,248member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by The General

    as I recalled, didnt the IMAC have the G4 before the powerbooks?



    Nope. Powerbook G4 was intro-ed Jan of 2001, and the iMac in Jan of 2002.



    Apple-History.com is a good source



    As an aside, repeat after me: It's iMac. Not all caps. </petpeeve>
  • Reply 18 of 33
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by aleph

    My best guess for Apple's updating strategy:



    In this order:

    first the faster G5's (soon)

    then the PowerBook G5

    and third the iMac G5 (mid 2004?)



    They make a lot more money with the first two.





    I would have to agree with aleph, despite his ZANY NAME!, he has a good prediction timeline, I'd agree with. Maybe not the dates exactly, but the order mos-def.
  • Reply 19 of 33
    dhagan4755dhagan4755 Posts: 2,152member
    I would understand if it went iMac G5 and then iMac G3 or something like that. Then we would could certainly understand that I was possibly a typo. But it looks intentional. Seems like another "premature specification" to me.
  • Reply 20 of 33
    thegeldingthegelding Posts: 3,230member
    eh, maybe...it is encouraging that apple got 2 G5s into a 1U xServe...but a powerbook is thinning and lighter and has less fans and sits on your lap....maybe if they go 1.0 gig G5...maybe



    but it would take nothing to get a 1.6 or 1.8 g G5 into the current iMac



    apple will decide soon and we shall see



    PM speedbumps in a week or two

    then iMac or PB updates around feb 1



    i go for iMacs, no reason not to



    PB could come then also, but i would think the chip would only be a 1.2 G5 at most, likely a 1.0...still nicer than a g4 chip





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