SDK stands for "Software Development Kit". When Apple puts this out it will allow 2nd party developers make programs for the iPhone and Touch. These applications will run nativlely on the device and not as a web app. Pretty sweet really. Now all those native apps available to Jailbroken phones will be available to us who are to scared to Jailbreak our iPhones.
My Mini, like Ryanair and Ronseal, did exactly what it said on the tin, and I loved it.
I would not be surprised if it had more fans and more customers than people realise. Maybe not dead, maybe just not high-margin enough to develop and upgrade the hell out of it.
My Mini, like Ryanair and Ronseal, did exactly what it said on the tin, and I loved it...
I would not be surprised if it had more fans and more customers than people realise. Maybe not dead, maybe just not high-margin enough to develop and upgrade the hell out of it.
Maybe we will see Apple take the MS and Dell approach to branding and marketing! Best way to gain 80% marketshare and fill in all the niches!
Rebranded Products:
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 eXtreme Edition XXX!
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Ultimate
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Corporate and Pro Edition
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Lite
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Lite Pro for Home Use
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Pro for Lite Use
Macbook 365 iLive Edition
Macbook 366 iLeap Edition Extreme!
Mac Mini Student & Office Pro
Mac Mini Corporate Ultra Pro
Mac Mini Corporate Pro Extreme!
Macbook Pro 3490pv i890R
Macbook Pro HT Extreme! 3780 i898Rs
Macbook Pro Extreme! Pro 3670 i892R
Mac Longtitude i8600 Magellan (formerly iMac)
Mac Longtitude i8600 XDS Magellan (formerly iMac 24")
Fffe900 UMPC (formerly the MBA)
iLake 800ps (formerly iPod Classic)
iPod eXtreme!!! (formely iPod Touch)
Zoom Phone Intelligent Phone (formerly iPhone)
Don't forget, apple will get all trendy on us on offer Avant Garde design, such as offering lime green and fire truck red laptops! Also the backs of the iMacs and Macbooks will have intricate paterns mimicing swirls and other patterns which are so artsy. Everyone will be able to tell that Apple finally "gets it"!
Is there something wrong with the iMac for enterprise?
Most enterprise workstations (>99%) are stock machines with simple video, modest ram, word processing/email/Excel and that's it. 99%. iMac can handle that.
The iMac is no server but as a node, it is one of the best.
About this event.... I really think Apple should focus on the TV appliance market. Go deep.
Is there something wrong with the iMac for enterprise?
Most enterprise workstations (>99%) are stock machines with simple video, modest ram, word processing/email/Excel and that's it. 99%. iMac can handle that.
The iMac is no server but as a node, it is one of the best.
About this event.... I really think Apple should focus on the TV appliance market. Go deep.
It's not about the performance, it's about the vendor lock in. There is also an issue with the price compared to cheaper solutions and the all-in-one issue. If I was in charge of a large corp. I wouldn't even consider Macs as workstations.
Is there something wrong with the iMac for enterprise?
Most enterprise workstations (>99%) are stock machines with simple video, modest ram, word processing/email/Excel and that's it. 99%. iMac can handle that.
The iMac is no server but as a node, it is one of the best.
About this event.... I really think Apple should focus on the TV appliance market. Go deep.
For most uses, the iMac is overpowered. Being an All-in-one machine is probably an issue too - companies can't (economically) use existing monitors and they're harder to fix as they're more compact than standard workstation.
To get into the SMB/enterprise market Apple need to really innovate both in hardware and software. They need to offer 100% windows compatibility, all the profiles for restricting user access and they need to make a really good case for them being a good investment. Boot Camp is not good enough for business... (unless the machine is Windows only)
On the hardware front they need to produce a form factor that companies are used to and can service internally to some degree. I'm sure they can play with the standard workstation design and come up with something great.
They've even got the product name 'Mac' just waiting for them! Using 'Mac' would make a very clear statement about the product's intended reach - a computer for the majority as it were...
Most enterprise workstations (>99%) are stock machines with simple video, modest ram, word processing/email/Excel and that's it. 99%. iMac can handle that.
But those simple (Windows based) enterprise workstations are available for half the price of an iMac... even after purchasing a monitor. (Though odds are they've already got an adequate monitor to use.)
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Originally Posted by bwik
The iMac is no server but as a node, it is one of the best.
That's just it... As a node, the iMac is overkill.
I'm in the camp going for the iPhone/touch SDK as the primary reason for the little get together with Steve J.
That doesn't mean that Steve can't deliver other interesting releases - he's been known to come up with a "one more thing" now and then.
I wouldn't be surprised if some new products are waiting for 10.5.2 for one reason or another. MBPs come to mind, especially if it is tied to something new from Intel.
WIth the economy looking to be rough in 2008 I also wouldn't be surprised to see Apple delivering something new or upgraded every month, regardless of it was a minor or major announcement.
For the enterprise, the desktop Apple would need to produce would be a mini-tower. Same as the Mac mini, but with some PCI slots, and maybe without so many wireless options.
You mean something like an xMac? What a brilliant idea, why didn't I think of that!
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I would not be surprised if it had more fans and more customers than people realise. Maybe not dead, maybe just not high-margin enough to develop and upgrade the hell out of it.
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4...lsignedvu6.jpg
My Mini, like Ryanair and Ronseal, did exactly what it said on the tin, and I loved it...
I would not be surprised if it had more fans and more customers than people realise. Maybe not dead, maybe just not high-margin enough to develop and upgrade the hell out of it.
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4...lsignedvu6.jpg
Maybe we will see Apple take the MS and Dell approach to branding and marketing! Best way to gain 80% marketshare and fill in all the niches!
Rebranded Products:
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 eXtreme Edition XXX!
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Ultimate
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Corporate and Pro Edition
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Lite
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Lite Pro for Home Use
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Pro for Lite Use
Macbook 365 iLive Edition
Macbook 366 iLeap Edition Extreme!
Mac Mini Student & Office Pro
Mac Mini Corporate Ultra Pro
Mac Mini Corporate Pro Extreme!
Macbook Pro 3490pv i890R
Macbook Pro HT Extreme! 3780 i898Rs
Macbook Pro Extreme! Pro 3670 i892R
Mac Longtitude i8600 Magellan (formerly iMac)
Mac Longtitude i8600 XDS Magellan (formerly iMac 24")
Fffe900 UMPC (formerly the MBA)
iLake 800ps (formerly iPod Classic)
iPod eXtreme!!! (formely iPod Touch)
Zoom Phone Intelligent Phone (formerly iPhone)
Don't forget, apple will get all trendy on us on offer Avant Garde design, such as offering lime green and fire truck red laptops! Also the backs of the iMacs and Macbooks will have intricate paterns mimicing swirls and other patterns which are so artsy. Everyone will be able to tell that Apple finally "gets it"!
Most enterprise workstations (>99%) are stock machines with simple video, modest ram, word processing/email/Excel and that's it. 99%. iMac can handle that.
The iMac is no server but as a node, it is one of the best.
About this event.... I really think Apple should focus on the TV appliance market. Go deep.
Is there something wrong with the iMac for enterprise?
Most enterprise workstations (>99%) are stock machines with simple video, modest ram, word processing/email/Excel and that's it. 99%. iMac can handle that.
The iMac is no server but as a node, it is one of the best.
About this event.... I really think Apple should focus on the TV appliance market. Go deep.
It's not about the performance, it's about the vendor lock in. There is also an issue with the price compared to cheaper solutions and the all-in-one issue. If I was in charge of a large corp. I wouldn't even consider Macs as workstations.
Is there something wrong with the iMac for enterprise?
Most enterprise workstations (>99%) are stock machines with simple video, modest ram, word processing/email/Excel and that's it. 99%. iMac can handle that.
The iMac is no server but as a node, it is one of the best.
About this event.... I really think Apple should focus on the TV appliance market. Go deep.
For most uses, the iMac is overpowered. Being an All-in-one machine is probably an issue too - companies can't (economically) use existing monitors and they're harder to fix as they're more compact than standard workstation.
To get into the SMB/enterprise market Apple need to really innovate both in hardware and software. They need to offer 100% windows compatibility, all the profiles for restricting user access and they need to make a really good case for them being a good investment. Boot Camp is not good enough for business... (unless the machine is Windows only)
On the hardware front they need to produce a form factor that companies are used to and can service internally to some degree. I'm sure they can play with the standard workstation design and come up with something great.
They've even got the product name 'Mac' just waiting for them! Using 'Mac' would make a very clear statement about the product's intended reach - a computer for the majority as it were...
Mac Mini -> Mac -> iMac -> Mac Pro
Isn't this speculation fun!
Alright! Leather cases for the iPhone and iPod Touch!
LMAO!
Cramer says sell apple so it must be time to BUY.
Cramer puts the "schmu" in schmuck.
Most enterprise workstations (>99%) are stock machines with simple video, modest ram, word processing/email/Excel and that's it. 99%. iMac can handle that.
But those simple (Windows based) enterprise workstations are available for half the price of an iMac... even after purchasing a monitor. (Though odds are they've already got an adequate monitor to use.)
The iMac is no server but as a node, it is one of the best.
That's just it... As a node, the iMac is overkill.
Cramer says sell apple so it must be time to BUY.
Really? I have learned a lot and made a lot by lisening to Cramer. I sure hope isn't right because I'm not selling!
I would love to see an iMac with SSD + HDD!
You wouldn't like the price. And the performance would be disappointing.
A finished version of Leopard?
No, it's the iPhone SDK.
That doesn't mean that Steve can't deliver other interesting releases - he's been known to come up with a "one more thing" now and then.
I wouldn't be surprised if some new products are waiting for 10.5.2 for one reason or another. MBPs come to mind, especially if it is tied to something new from Intel.
WIth the economy looking to be rough in 2008 I also wouldn't be surprised to see Apple delivering something new or upgraded every month, regardless of it was a minor or major announcement.
For the enterprise, the desktop Apple would need to produce would be a mini-tower. Same as the Mac mini, but with some PCI slots, and maybe without so many wireless options.
You mean something like an xMac? What a brilliant idea, why didn't I think of that!
Cramer puts the "schmu" in schmuck.
What a coincidence, Cramer also puts the "too" in tool..
Cramer says sell apple so it must be time to BUY.
Forward p/e is down to about 24.
Plenty of time to lighten up downside hedges
before numbnuts issues a buy for AAPL in August.
Really? I have learned a lot and made a lot by lisening to Cramer. I sure hope isn't right because I'm not selling!
Clearly you also ignored his continuous touting of SHLD, NY stock exchange,
and numerous other losers.
Maybe we will see Apple take the MS and Dell approach to branding and marketing! Best way to gain 80% marketshare and fill in all the niches!
Rebranded Products:
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 eXtreme Edition XXX!
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Ultimate
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Corporate and Pro Edition
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Lite
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Lite Pro for Home Use
OSX Leopard Cat 10.5 Pro for Lite Use
...
You mean like if Microsoft had been in charge of marketing the iPod:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeXAcwriid0&eurl=