Apple admits to Expo consumer launch
OK.. I think that thinking of a simple LCD iMac is going to be very plain with what will come out in a few weeks. Its going to take iMac to a new level of computing.
PS, Notice "POWERFUL" in decription... G4s? PLEASE fer love of god
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Apple admits to Expo consumer launch
By Joris Evers
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will unveil a new consumer product that is "innovative, revolutionary and different" during his keynote speech at Macworld Expo, San Francisco on January 7, the company has revealed.
Fuelling speculation about a flat-panel iMac, Apple said the "powerful, user-friendly and eye-catching" product will be launched worldwide and is expected to have an "enormous impact." The statements were made in an invitation sent to journalists in the Netherlands late last week.
Apple won't give out more details.
"We have already been too open, judging by the interest this is generating," said Ton van Garderen, general manager for Apple in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, adding that the Dutch invitation could be "more candid than those sent out in other countries."
LCD order
However, analysts earlier this month revealed that Apple has placed a large order for 15-inch flat-panel LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) for its all-in-one Mac, according to media reports. Taiwanese laptop manufacturer Quanta Computer claims to have won a contract to manufacture the new iMac.
Earlier this year Apple said it would only ship its computers with LCDs, but didn't specify the iMac at that time. The iMac has not had a major makeover since its launch in 1998.
Van Garderen would not confirm the flat-panel order and declined to say whether Apple feels the iMac is ready for a new look.
Dataquest analyst Brian Gammage said he had heard rumours of a flat-panel iMac. He believes the market's "been expecting an iMac product refresh for some time."
Gammage said he had seen sketches of what is claimed to be the new product on various Mac-enthusiast Web sites and those make the new product look appealing.
"If this is what it will look like it would be an innovative approach to the market. It's an unobtrusive, low-profile unit, which is the direction PCs are headed," he said. "One assumes it will come with wireless input peripherals, building on the AirPort system."
Following the Power Mac G4 Cube debacle, Apple needs a new desktop unit, Gammage claimed: "Given that we saw the Cube go away - it failed to grasp the imagination and the pockets of users - there is a definite requirement for a new desktop PC product," he concluded.
Sales of the iMac have been declining, bringing calls for a refreshed product. In its fourth quarter, ended September 29, Apple said it shipped 294,000 units, slightly down from 306,000 in the third quarter and a significant drop from 571,000 in Apple's last quarter of 2000.
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PS, Notice "POWERFUL" in decription... G4s? PLEASE fer love of god
[quote]
Apple admits to Expo consumer launch
By Joris Evers
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will unveil a new consumer product that is "innovative, revolutionary and different" during his keynote speech at Macworld Expo, San Francisco on January 7, the company has revealed.
Fuelling speculation about a flat-panel iMac, Apple said the "powerful, user-friendly and eye-catching" product will be launched worldwide and is expected to have an "enormous impact." The statements were made in an invitation sent to journalists in the Netherlands late last week.
Apple won't give out more details.
"We have already been too open, judging by the interest this is generating," said Ton van Garderen, general manager for Apple in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, adding that the Dutch invitation could be "more candid than those sent out in other countries."
LCD order
However, analysts earlier this month revealed that Apple has placed a large order for 15-inch flat-panel LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) for its all-in-one Mac, according to media reports. Taiwanese laptop manufacturer Quanta Computer claims to have won a contract to manufacture the new iMac.
Earlier this year Apple said it would only ship its computers with LCDs, but didn't specify the iMac at that time. The iMac has not had a major makeover since its launch in 1998.
Van Garderen would not confirm the flat-panel order and declined to say whether Apple feels the iMac is ready for a new look.
Dataquest analyst Brian Gammage said he had heard rumours of a flat-panel iMac. He believes the market's "been expecting an iMac product refresh for some time."
Gammage said he had seen sketches of what is claimed to be the new product on various Mac-enthusiast Web sites and those make the new product look appealing.
"If this is what it will look like it would be an innovative approach to the market. It's an unobtrusive, low-profile unit, which is the direction PCs are headed," he said. "One assumes it will come with wireless input peripherals, building on the AirPort system."
Following the Power Mac G4 Cube debacle, Apple needs a new desktop unit, Gammage claimed: "Given that we saw the Cube go away - it failed to grasp the imagination and the pockets of users - there is a definite requirement for a new desktop PC product," he concluded.
Sales of the iMac have been declining, bringing calls for a refreshed product. In its fourth quarter, ended September 29, Apple said it shipped 294,000 units, slightly down from 306,000 in the third quarter and a significant drop from 571,000 in Apple's last quarter of 2000.
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I wonder how he came up with that. :eek:
yea, that's the cause for all the speculation: too much information from Apple...
Revolutionary?
more like logical progression . . .
Innovative? slightly . . .
Maybe he's talking about the 'other' thing people have predicting in ADDITION to the new imac and Powermac . . .
Hmmmm
<strong>See, I'm not so sure that Jobs is talking about the iMac here . . .
Revolutionary?
more like logical progression . . .
Innovative? slightly . . .
Maybe he's talking about the 'other' thing people have predicting in ADDITION to the new imac and Powermac . . .
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Let us not forget however, the words used to describe the iPod before its announcement...
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<strong>whatever it is, the mac community will probally rant about how much it sucks vs. what their expectations of it were, it will be over priced in their view, and one week later, everyone will love it</strong><hr></blockquote>
So true, so true...
remembe what everyone thought the iPod was before it came out?
people were talking about a multimedia reciever thingy, but all it was was a aweomse computer music player
come on folks, seriouSly :eek: