What Will Happen at MacWorld 2007?
Ok, lets do this and do it quickly:
Will his Steveness squat and squeeze out any of the following happen tomorrow at MacWorld?
0. “iPhone”……………………………………….Probably not. Either way, please shut up about it.
1. Final “iTV”…………………………………….Yes.
2. Widescreen Videos From iTunes………Yes.
3. New Displays (\w iSights)……………….Maybe. Lets go with Yes.
4. Leopard Launch Date……………………..Yes.
5. iLife 07………………………………………..Yes.
6. iWork 07………………………………………Yes. With spreadsheets.
7. 802.11n Wireless Support……………….Yes.
8. A small device that when swallowed will turn your shit in to gummy bears…..Yes.
9. Updated iMacs………………………………Yes.
Ok, its out of my system now. Enjoy the show!
Mike’s iMac Is Now Out of Date
Not cool Apple. Seriously not cool. Today Apple released the first of the new line of intel-mac (as widely predicted). They started with the iMac.
Whats different? Nothing really. Just instead of a G5 chip, they now sport a new Intel Core Duo. Thats all. I’m 50% bummed.
50%, because on one side is the obvious reason: My iMac is barely a few months old and its not new anymore. On the other hand though, I’m not sure I would really want the first edition of the Intel Macs. Not all the software is ported to the cross-platform “dual binary” (Meaning the software will run on both older PowerPC Macs and on new Intel Macs.)…in fact not even all of Apple’s own software is running on dual binaries at this time, so your use of your machine will be stunted to some degree. Couple that with the fact that the first editions of things always seem to have unforseen problems, and I’m still pretty happy with my machine. Maybe you don’t care, but that little paragraph of text seems to have helped me a bit.
Ok, I feel 50% better. Now off to watch the webcast of the keynote. Feel free to leave your thoughts about all of this in the comments.
…But dan Will
Someone’s got to make crazy Apple predictions, damnit! And if Mike’s not gunna step up to the plate…
Dan’s Super-Accurate Prediction Number One:
A bluetooth-enabled iPod and bluetooth ear buds. Yeah Yeah Yeah, Apple released two new iPods just a few months ago, but don’t you think that video iPod is getting a little shabby? Time for a new one and give that old wired clunker to your little brother.
Dan’s Super-Accurate Prediction Number Two:
Dell will drop Windows on all desktops and laptops and sell OSXI. You read correctly, my friends. Not only will Michael Dell announce that Microsoft pissed him off once too many times, but on the same stage he and Our Steveness will announce that they’re skipping OSX 10.5 – 10.9 and skipping straight to 11.0. OSXI will extend spotlight search capabilities to indexing all the books on your bookshelf, all of your DVDs (both movies and TV series), along with the contents of your pantry and refrigerator.
In an attack of retro glee, the new Dells will ship in colors of ‘sweet violet’, ‘beaujolias’, ‘cadet’ and ‘khaki’. Initial sales will be impressive, until the blogosphere explodes with the discovery that ‘beaujolias’ and ‘cadet’ aren’t really colors at all, and that ‘khaki’ looks oddly familiar…
Dan’s Super-Accurate Prediction Number Three:
JHymn development will resume, with support for returning our Fair Use Rights back to the content that we pay for. This one is more of a hope and a prayer then anything else.
Mike Won’t Do a MacWorld Predictions Article
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Seriously. I’m not gonna.
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I got into the mix plenty last year, and this year’s rumors just don’t have the zeal of the “$499 Headless Mac” from last year. Its not like an Intel Mac is really much of a surprise. That, and I think there should be at least one guy on the internet that refuses to give his 2 cents about it. Right?