WWDC: What to expect based on consensus
Okay, Ladies & Gentlemen, before everyone loses the plot I thought it might be helpful to summarize expectations for Monday based on a consensus of what everyone is saying.
1. 3G iPhone with video calling, GPS and 32 Gb
2. OSX iPhone 2.0
3. .Mac rebranded and repackaged to offer new functionality (possibly called .me)
4. OSX 10.5.4
5. OSX 10.6 preview (possibly called Snow Leopard)
6. New version of Safari for both Windows and OSX
And here is the rumour that just won't go away....
7. OSX for Windows
(Could this be the real reason behind the twin Bay bridges? No, it's about OSX for Mac and iPhone, but you never know)
And one more thing...
8. New MacBook Pro
Will MacBook Touch / Newton 2 device show? Too close to call. I say probably not.
1. 3G iPhone with video calling, GPS and 32 Gb
2. OSX iPhone 2.0
3. .Mac rebranded and repackaged to offer new functionality (possibly called .me)
4. OSX 10.5.4
5. OSX 10.6 preview (possibly called Snow Leopard)
6. New version of Safari for both Windows and OSX
And here is the rumour that just won't go away....
7. OSX for Windows
(Could this be the real reason behind the twin Bay bridges? No, it's about OSX for Mac and iPhone, but you never know)
And one more thing...
8. New MacBook Pro
Will MacBook Touch / Newton 2 device show? Too close to call. I say probably not.
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Okay, Ladies & Gentlemen, before everyone loses the plot I thought it might be helpful to summarize expectations for Monday based on a consensus of what everyone is saying.
1. 3G iPhone with video calling, GPS and 32 Gb
2. OSX iPhone 2.0
3. .Mac rebranded and repackaged to offer new functionality (possibly called .me)
4. OSX 10.4
5. OSX 10.6 preview (possibly called Snow Leopard)
6. New version of Safari for both Windows and OSX
And here is the rumour that just won't go away....
7. OSX for Windows
(Could this be the real reason behind the twin Bay bridges? No, it's about OSX for Mac and iPhone, but you never know)
And one more thing...
8. New MacBook Pro
Will MacBook Touch / Newton 2 device show? Too close to call. I say probably not.
That's a pretty good summary.
Except #7 will not occur under any circumstances. Apple is both a hardware AND a software company. Part of Apple's success in stability, user experience, security, etc. is the fact that they have complete control over their software, what hardware it runs on, and the hardware itself.
#8 – This makes sense because of the back to school shopping season, but Apple did a minor refresh to the MacBook Pro line a short while ago and there are also no signs that the current line is nearing EOL status. I'd say an update to the MacBook Pro is unlikely. Has anybody ordered a MacBook Pro within this past week? Did Apple withhold your oder from Shipment until say... June 9th? MacBook is slightly more likely, but still unlikely. So called "Newton 2" (an apple tablet) is conceivable because of the emphasis on the mobil platform, but I still think it's unlikely.
I'm not one that thinks the Cinema Displays NEED to be updated, but they certainly could be, and the timings right.
4. OSX 10.4
That's just a typo for 10.5, yeah?
Okay, Ladies & Gentlemen, before everyone loses the plot I thought it might be helpful to summarize expectations for Monday based on a consensus of what everyone is saying.
1. 3G iPhone with video calling, GPS and 32 Gb
2. OSX iPhone 2.0
3. .Mac rebranded and repackaged to offer new functionality (possibly called .me)
4. OSX 10.4
5. OSX 10.6 preview (possibly called Snow Leopard)
6. New version of Safari for both Windows and OSX
And here is the rumour that just won't go away....
7. OSX for Windows
(Could this be the real reason behind the twin Bay bridges? No, it's about OSX for Mac and iPhone, but you never know)
And one more thing...
8. New MacBook Pro
Will MacBook Touch / Newton 2 device show? Too close to call. I say probably not.
NOPE. It's gonna be following, after my brief conversation with SJ:
1. 3G iPhone, available until the end of 2008 in all markets around the world;
2. OS X iPhone 2.0;
3. Mac.com with a new name;
4. 10.6 preview;
5. New Cinema Displays;
6. AppleTV 2.5;
One more thing:
7. iPhone socks limited edition.
Okay, Ladies & Gentlemen, before everyone loses the plot I thought it might be helpful to summarize expectations for Monday based on a consensus of what everyone is saying.
1. 3G iPhone with video calling, GPS and 32 Gb
2. OSX iPhone 2.0
3. .Mac rebranded and repackaged to offer new functionality (possibly called .me)
4. OSX 10.4
5. OSX 10.6 preview (possibly called Snow Leopard)
6. New version of Safari for both Windows and OSX
And here is the rumour that just won't go away....
7. OSX for Windows
(Could this be the real reason behind the twin Bay bridges? No, it's about OSX for Mac and iPhone, but you never know)
And one more thing...
8. New MacBook Pro
Will MacBook Touch / Newton 2 device show? Too close to call. I say probably not.
And the keyword here is "expects."
Geez. People repeat things so much on these forums that they get taken for fact. And what does #7 even mean?
That's a pretty good summary.
Except #7 will not occur under any circumstances. Apple is both a hardware AND a software company. Part of Apple's success in stability, user experience, security, etc. is the fact that they have complete control over their software, what hardware it runs on, and the hardware itself.
#8 ? This makes sense because of the back to school shopping season, but Apple did a minor refresh to the MacBook Pro line a short while ago and there are also no signs that the current line is nearing EOL status. I'd say an update to the MacBook Pro is unlikely. Has anybody ordered a MacBook Pro within this past week? Did Apple withhold your oder from Shipment until say... June 9th? MacBook is slightly more likely, but still unlikely. So called "Newton 2" (an apple tablet) is conceivable because of the emphasis on the mobil platform, but I still think it's unlikely.
I'm not one that thinks the Cinema Displays NEED to be updated, but they certainly could be, and the timings right.
IMO, an updated MBP is more likely than MB. I say this because Intel's chip delays are in part due to the chip w/ integrated graphics which the MB uses but the MBP doesn't. I hope both are announced there, but that seems unlikely. I'm still hoping for a MBP update.
7. iPhone socks limited edition.
Yes! Finally!
And the keyword here is "expects."
Geez. People repeat things so much on these forums that they get taken for fact. And what does #7 even mean?
I took it as meaning OSX would be available to run on PCs... it could also mean that OSX would be available to run in a virtual machine within Windows.
Neither seem sensible or likely.
Please just give us a MBP redesign.
And the keyword here is "expects."
Indeed. Innovation isn't expected. If it were, it wouldn't be innovation. And innovation *certainly* isn't generated by consensus.
"If I'd asked my customers what they'd wanted, they would have said a faster horse." - Henry Ford
Indeed. Innovation isn't expected. If it were, it wouldn't be innovation. And innovation *certainly* isn't generated by consensus.
"If I'd asked my customers what they'd wanted, they would have said a faster horse." - Henry Ford
Innovation is the improvement of something that already exists, so yes there will be innovation. There will not be 'invention'.
—OS X iPhone 2.0
—OS X iPhone Apps
—iPhone with 3G
—.Mac name change
—OS X 10.5 Leopard review
—OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard preview
That's all, folks.
Maybe, just maybe, low percentage chance:
New MacBook Pro
What's going to happen:
?OS X iPhone 2.0
?OS X iPhone Apps
?iPhone with 3G
?.Mac name change
?OS X 10.5 Leopard review
?OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard preview
That's all, folks.
Maybe, just maybe, low percentage chance:
New MacBook Pro
Take out Snow Leopard, and I think we have a show.
Phone 2.0
OS X iPhone
AppStore
Intro to a few of the new 3rd party iPhone apps
Probable:
10.5 Update at some level for iPhone 2.0
Snow Leopard - and a bit of a chat as to WHY.
.Mac revised
"One More Thing"
What not to bet on:
The xMac
I believe that besides some information on Snow Leopard to get developers moving in that direction most of the Keynote will be iPhone centric. OS X iPhone, AppStore, OS X upgrades to handle iPhone 2.0 and maybe new tie ins with .Mac to make it more attractive.
Innovation is the improvement of something that already exists, so yes there will be innovation. There will not be 'invention'.
Did you have to search hard for a hair that fine to split?
1. iPhone 2.0
2. OSX iPhone 2.0
3.App Store
4.some OSX Leopard new features(10.5.4)
and one more thing..I hope for a Macbook Mini but I m dreaming...
This is the most depressing build up to a top tier Mac event I've ever seen.
No 'way beyond' hype from Apple, no real leaks, no faked mockups (iWalk), no silent updates the week before, and not even enough enthusiasm out there to force the creation of a Temporary Insanity forum.
These Mini-loving switchers and iPhone immigrants from the PC world are clearly impacting the Aqua gene pool. I say send them back, and bring back the days of staying up at past midnight to read about the upcoming Docahedron.
There will of course be s software update for leopard AND Tiger so that the new mouse will work when you think about how much you love J.Ives
sadly it will be Intel 65bit ONLY!
also a new Apple line of TVs these will be analogue in sizes from a massive 22" up to an AMAZING 26" you will be able to view content ...
... with your eyes!
BOOM!!
one more thing
Apple will be opening new coffee shops and will be rolling out these new Genius beans WORLD WIDE! .. are you getting this?
First of all, this isn't the UN. Nobody cares about consensus here. Nobody.
This is the most depressing build up to a top tier Mac event I've ever seen.
I agree. It's a pretty safe bet that there will be lots of iPhone news. The 2.0 firmware, App Store, maybe 3G.
Anything else is just people fantasizing. Of course, some of it is bound to be right, so the cycle will continue.