Steve Jobs to headline Macworld San Francisco 2008
IDG World Expo officially announced Monday that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs will deliver the opening keynote address for next year's Macworld Conference & Expo.
Macworld will be held at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center January 14-18, 2008, and the keynote address will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at Moscone West.
Among the product introductions expected at the conference is an ultra-thin and lightweight sub-notebook from Apple, which AppleInsider has detailed on several occasions (1, 2, 3).
"This is one of the biggest Mac community gatherings of the year and Steve?s keynote is always the most anticipated event of the week," said Mary Dolaher, CEO of IDG World Expo. "We're looking forward to a great show and are thrilled that Steve will once again be kicking it off."
Macworld Conference and Expo 2008 will host creative professionals from a cross-section of industries including design, print, online, photography, broadcast, videography and music.
In addition to an exhibit floor featuring over 350 companies, the event will offer a conference with over 120 educational sessions, and a set of exhibit floor attractions including a free training series, an interactive Digital Photography area and live Music and Sound product demonstrations.
Event highlights, conference agenda and registration information are available on the Macworld Conference & Expo Web site.
Macworld will be held at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center January 14-18, 2008, and the keynote address will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at Moscone West.
Among the product introductions expected at the conference is an ultra-thin and lightweight sub-notebook from Apple, which AppleInsider has detailed on several occasions (1, 2, 3).
"This is one of the biggest Mac community gatherings of the year and Steve?s keynote is always the most anticipated event of the week," said Mary Dolaher, CEO of IDG World Expo. "We're looking forward to a great show and are thrilled that Steve will once again be kicking it off."
Macworld Conference and Expo 2008 will host creative professionals from a cross-section of industries including design, print, online, photography, broadcast, videography and music.
In addition to an exhibit floor featuring over 350 companies, the event will offer a conference with over 120 educational sessions, and a set of exhibit floor attractions including a free training series, an interactive Digital Photography area and live Music and Sound product demonstrations.
Event highlights, conference agenda and registration information are available on the Macworld Conference & Expo Web site.
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I am hoping for the most impressive keynote ever. But then reality set in.
Haha Amen to that.
But I think AppleTV 2.0, same iPhone with new apps and 16gig version and finally the ultra-portable. That's all.
There. Am I one of the great unwashed Mac Masses now? Gawd, but I hope so, 'cause every time I have a positive thought about AAPL or the company's future, I feel SO VERY DIRTY. Mea culpa. Mea culpa.
Slow news day?
iPhone - Steve'll probably talk about the SDK and show off some apps. *shrug* While good for "the industry", it's just not a product niche I care about. Is it time for a new product iteration?
Macs - Faster Intel chips. Yay. Yawn. It's nice if you need a new machine, but it's just the steady march of CPU speed. I don't know of any "breakthrough" things on the CPU side. New Mac mini?
Portables - the ultra-portable may be cool for some. I just bought a MacBook and got a MacBook Pro from work. I'm out of that market for a few years.
Keeping in mind that MWSF tends to be very "consumer" oriented, I doubt we'll hear much about Apple's pro level apps.
OS - I'm sure Steve will crow about Leopard, how well it's selling, and all the new features. I'm hoping he shows off a few more "deeper" features - like Core Animation. Something along the lines of "Leopard has this great technology under the hood and is letting developers write amazing software like this..."
But there's just nothing I know of now that I'm eagerly anticipating.
- Jasen.
The iPhone and iPod Touch are now here, which means that it should be a lot more Mac-specific than last year. I was a bit disappointed that last year's keynote was solely about the iPhone and nothing else.
You're right, the AppleTV wasn't mentioned in the '07 keynote. Though it was very iPhone-heavy.
I think people expect too much from the keynotes. There's always something good, but the hype level is so high that it's not funny, which usually leads to a let-down for those that are expecting things that don't happen.
Breaking news! Steve Jobs at MacWorld.
I wonder what he will wear???????????
WAIT, WAIT!!! The spirits are talking to me...telling me...telling me...yes, YES!
There will be Apple products at MacWorld!
Oh my god, stop the presses!!!!!
Just give me MacPro. I am tired of waiting!
Ditto.
The iPhone and iPod Touch are now here, which means that it should be a lot more Mac-specific than last year. I was a bit disappointed that last year's keynote was solely about the iPhone and nothing else.
Well, because of that 'disappointing' time Steve spent on the iPhone last year, AAPL jumped 20 points while he was speaking, and in the next 8 months doubled in value, along with a corresponding in market share.
Keep in mind that even the most 'pro' level Mac user benefits by Apple increasing mind/market share. Cross marketing in consumer electronics is largely responsible for that.
In short, no Apple, no improvement in 'pro' line. PC-only companies are going the way of buggy-whips.
Speaking as both a long-time Mac user and AAPL shareholder, he can announce an iVibrator as far as I'm concerned, as long as it makes Apple grow market share overall.
I wonder what he will wear???????????
this is a good one
And if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. So here are mine:
Mac Pro 90% certain.
13" slightly-more-portable MBP. NOT an ultra-portable.
And as always, no tablet, and no xMac.
Prove me wrong, Apple; prove me wrong.
-Clive
Yeah, I know, I know... security would toss me. Still would be so worth it.
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I wonder what he will wear???????????
He'll wear a tasteful wreath composed of garlic cloves to keep the vampires away.