When and about what do you think the next special event will be?
Now that MWSF has ended with no Mac announcements and given Apple's history of unveiling products shortly after this show; When do you think the next special event will be and what do you think will be unveiled?
I am trying to be patient and wait for updates before I buy my Mac but it is excruciating waiting for this to occur.
For anyone who knows the history does Apple have any predictable pattern that it follows?
Thanks!
I am trying to be patient and wait for updates before I buy my Mac but it is excruciating waiting for this to occur.
For anyone who knows the history does Apple have any predictable pattern that it follows?
Thanks!
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2. Leopard, iWork & Keynote demo's and release dates.
3. New Keyboard design with USB 2 ports, and iPod dock.
4. Introducing the all new Cinema displays with IR, iSight's, and a design to go perfectly with Leopard's UI design.
Febuary 22nd.
January 26th-the Friday before the Monday Vista launch
1-Mac mini updates
2-iLife07-though I don't think it will be called this
3-Leopard release date
I like the idea of a pre-Vista trump card, but I believe that it follows too closely on the heels of the iPhone announcement (which in its own way was a Vista trumper). Also, with no software nor computer-repated announcements last week (as if we really needed anything other than the phone), lots of goodies must be jjust about ready to pop out.
Personally, I don't see an octopus coming quite yet; Steve is a present-day Nemo of sorts, but I do see him going towards a few steadier products; the big ones aren't made for special events.
Group 1 (late Feb, early Mar)
- Leopard
- new displays
Group 2 (Apr)
- iLife update
- TV shows and movies in Japan (forget Europe!)
- new iMac
- new iPod
Group 3 (May?)
- iWork major update
- new MBP super porttable with quicktouchpad instead of track pad, othe hot things
The MB, Mac mini and some apps will be updated along the way. Possibly, Leopard will nt come until WWDC, but that is late.
Steve likes themes, and this will be a big year (he said lost is coming). I can't wait.
Group 4 (not soon enough)
- iPhone on sale in Japan
iSight camera
a wheel which will allow portrait and landscape views - and accelerometer too like iPhone ;-)
IR reciever
I think we'll see the next event mid March .. dont recall any feb. events last year?
early Feb (hardware):
- Mac mini update: C2D and 802.11n
- Octo Mac Pro BTO update, one model 8x2.66 +$1500 ($3999)
mid March (software mostly):
- Leopard
- iLife '07
- iWork '07
- Pro Apps updates
- New displays (to show Leopard's RI)
end April (iPod+iTunes):
- Full screen iPods (multitouch, OS X based)
- Movies goes international
- The Beatles catalog on iTunes
early June (used to be the WWDC):
- iPhone, available immediately
- Santa Rosa iMac, available immediately
- Santa Rosa MacBook Pro (including multitouch pad), new 13" model, available next month
- Octo Mac Pro all the way (8x2.00, 8x2.33, 8x2.66) + new video cards, $2499-$3999, available immediately
- The new xMac: Bearlake/Yorkfield (4x2.00, 4x2.33, 4x2.66), $1499-$2499, available next month (What? Can't we dream?)
mid September (apple Expo Paris):
- iPod nano updates
- MacBook updates (Santa Rosa) + new 15" model
...
Early January:
Macworld - announcements but no new shipping products.
End of January:
New Mac Pros with latest quad-core technology
New Cinema Displays with lower pricing
Shipping in about a week after announcement
Early February:
New Mac Pros, AppleTV, Airport Extreme n base station, cinema displays start shipping
Mid February:
Special Event
Recap of recent new products, AppleTV, 802.11n
New Mac mini with Core2 Duo
New iLife suite previewed - shipping by end of March
New iWork suite previewed - with new spreadsheet applications, ready to go
New "Top Secret" Leopard features revealed, shipping still "Spring"
End of March:
Shipping new version of iLife suite
Special Event
Release date of Leopard announced - April 28
New iMacs announced
- New high resolution display
- LED Backlight?
- Shipping with Leopard
New MacBook Pro Announced
? Shipping with 10.5 Leopard at end of April
? Santa Rosa chip set w/faster FSB,etc.
? New high resolution display (150-160 ppi), with resolution independence, and possibly backlit with LED technology
? Adopts some key features from MacBook: removeable hard drive, magnetic latch
? new enclosure?
End of April:
Leopard and new versions of iMac, MacBook Pro start shipping
End of May:
Special Event
New MacBooks announced with Santa Rosa technology
15-inch widescreen version of MacBook added, resolution independence
Availability of iPhone
New iPods based on iPhone multi-touch technology and software
June:
iPhones ship
New version Airport Express to include 802.11n technology
Let me add to the mix:
February
MacPro octo-core
Cinema displays price reduction.
AppleTV shipping
Airport Extreme shipping
April
Leopard shipping
iwork shipping
ilife shipping
New apps for both apps suites above
May
iMac update
MacMini update
June-July
iPhone shipping
New bare bones lower price iPhone version announce
MacBook update
August
WWDC:
MacPro new case redesign (octo-core updates)
Cinema Displays redesign and new bigger than 40" Cinema Display (iSight optional on displays)
stand alone iSight
Final Cut Studio apps upgrade
MacBook pro updates
October
New line iPods
New widescreen iPod
New movie partners
New iTunes version
Also sometime this year something new and cool. Maybe the MacBook smaller size, etc.
Cheers!
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Apple is all about the money these days, and it makes zero financial sense to tie these releases to Leopard upgraders only.
Both suites are huge profit centers for Apple's software division. While certain Keynote effects may be enhanced by Leopard, there is no reason to restrict these upgrades to such small numbers of potential customers.
I still say we'll have both iLife and iWork by the end of January.
I still say we'll have both iLife and iWork by the end of January.
I agree - Apple would like the "07" version to sell for at least 11 months of 2007. After that, I suspect the market becomes quite thin. How many people are buying iLife 06 now that it's 2007 already? The name on the box tells you it's obsolete!
I think iLife will be integrated into OSX.5 sales. Jobs hinted, or mentioned something about it, and I think it's going to happen. iLife will be a part of the OS X disk series from now on. That's my big guess.
But it's a very wrong guess.
First of all, Jobs said no such thing, by hint or otherwise.
There's no reason to bundle the iLife suite since it sells very well on it's own.
Tying it to Leopard means that probably 90%+ of Mac users won't be able to use it in the first six to eight months.
Once there are sizable numbers of Leopard users, it will be almost time for iLife '08.
How many people are buying iLife 06 now that it's 2007 already? The name on the box tells you it's obsolete!
thats rather limited thinking isnt it?
are you saying i cant use iLife 06 NOW... because its obsolete... bugger... what do you make of someone still using a G3 iMac? or is any work they do on it also obsolete?
thats rather limited thinking isnt it?
are you saying i cant use iLife 06 NOW... because its obsolete... bugger... what do you make of someone still using a G3 iMac? or is any work they do on it also obsolete?
I wasn't referring to literal obsolescence - sheesh, I'm still using a five year-old Powerbook G4 even though Apple doesn't even sell them anymore. What I meant was that to the average consumer, a product suite from '06 (when it's '07) is old hat - they naturally are going to look for the same software with '07 across the title.
Unless software companies are planning to release a suite every year, it makes no sense to name it with the production year. For instance, I'm using the latest version of Microsoft Office - it's 2004! That's pretty weird if you ask me.
Anyway, I certainly won't be buying iLife '06 considering 2006 is over.
I wouldn't be surprised if computer companies started doing what car companies have been doing for decades - releasing the new model year 6 months before the new calendar year!
But it's a very wrong guess.
First of all, Jobs said no such thing, by hint or otherwise.
There's no reason to bundle the iLife suite since it sells very well on it's own.
Tying it to Leopard means that probably 90%+ of Mac users won't be able to use it in the first six to eight months.
Once there are sizable numbers of Leopard users, it will be almost time for iLife '08.
It might be a wrong guess, but Jobs _did_ insist on Leopard being "the complete package" and at one point said something like "we have all this great apps... ...and we're including them _all_" (I think he emphasized the "all"). I don't generally believe in reading too much into his words, but this really felt like it at least _could_ be about iL and maybe iW.
The suites needn't be "tied" to Leopard--it likely won't be a requirement, and they could still be sold separately (the price could be adjusted, and that would permit iL and iW '08, etc.)
Not saying this'll be, but the arguments against it are weak.