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- RareAir23, on 10/11/2007, -2/+30Dear Apple,
We all know that you built the touchscreen technology into the iPhone and will eventually be implemented into the iPod. So can you make this update as soon as possible. K thanks!
From, The Undersigned - ExSlashdotter, on 10/11/2007, -1/+18One thing (as an apple developer) I can guarantee:
core2 mac minis
There's no way steve is going to stand up, talk about how leopard is completely 64 bit, and then say "Now every Mac we ship is 64bit, except the Mac mini." - danrik, on 10/11/2007, -0/+156 is hardly a dream, it is probably one of the more likely predictions he has made. Both of these products have gone a long time without an update, and with a new laptop chipset and the recent updates to the MacBooks make a MPB upgrade almost a sure thing.
7, however, is not entirely likely imho. - Noctem, on 10/11/2007, -6/+19So, lemme see if I understand this correctly:
Blu-Ray support (Including mandatory DRM/HDCP software and hardware compliance) in OS X is good?
HD-DVD support (Including mandatory DRM/HDCP software and hardware compliance) in Vista is bad?
Interesting! - Ireland, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12Any multi-touch on Mac desktops is going to be on the keyboard, not the vertical display. It's tiring enough pointing at your screen, let alone touching it. Your hands are on your desk cause they like it that way.
- ahein624, on 10/11/2007, -1/+111. iphone
2. iphone
3. Leopard
4. iphone
5.......
see a trend?
Personally I love apple, but they need to focus on what they do best, computers. - operand, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Half of his Macworld 2007 projections were predicted by 90% of the media (iPhone, Apple TV) and predicting something such as "iPod Market Dominance". Wow - I would have never guessed that the iPod controlled the market. So, my guess is that the 2008 is even less impressive.
- bblades, on 10/11/2007, -2/+81- iPhone
2- Preview of final build of Leopard
3- introduction of Santa Rosa based Macbook Pros
4- and the big final announcement will be the redesigned iMac - dagamer34, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5You're citing a rumor site as your proof? That's worse that the damn rumors themselves!
- TRScheel, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Agreed, they should put something in like Dell's CompleteCare. I like the idea that if someone (or myself... for that matter) accidently spills pop on my dell its OK. Not great, but at least I am not out a machine.
Especially considering the starting prices of Macs, you would think this kinda insurance would already be available. Though, considering I was given my MacBook Pro from my employer, and havent looked at purchasing a Mac for almost a year now, if something like that is available now... I wouldnt know. - geoken, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5I think the idea is to have a computer that can be put anywhere in your house. If touchscreen abilities were added to the iMac you would have a self sufficient computer, enclosed within a single unit, that doesn't require any external peripherals.
In many ways this is similar to a laptop, but I think the key difference would be the screen size. HP has a similar product to this. - DaBrainiac, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Regarding #7: As I sit behind my iMac right now, it's a beautiful machine, yes. But it weighs alot. Just seeing one in pictures, sure it looks like you could just pick the thing up and carry it around with you. Wrong. It's quite heavy, and for Apple to be able to pull it off so that you just carry it around with you like a tablet, they'd have to do some MAJOR slimming and redesining.
- daGUY, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict that one of Leopard's "top secret" features will be a significantly revamped UI (certainly the biggest visual change to date). Why?
- Aqua is getting long in the tooth, and, quite frankly, looking dated next to Vista (especially the brushed metal everywhere)
- We know Leopard will feature a resolution independent UI. Since all the UI graphics have to be recreated for this anyway, this is the perfect opportunity to change them
- The latest Leopard builds show all apps (those that are both aqua and metal currently) using the same UI - unified metal when active, aqua when inactive. Having EVERY app standardize on the same UI makes it that much easier to create system-wide changes
- A new UI would make for a great demo at WWDC - they can wow everyone with the new visuals, AND it will let them show off the resolution independence
- Finally, a new UI wouldn't require extensive testing, so they can add it into the OS fairly late in its development (WWDC) and have it ready in time to ship (October) - iamgnat, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5My bets (on his bets):
1) Not likely as it has limited use for the majority of desktop environments. It also requires hardware (see comments about #3 & #6).
2) We already know there are some GUI changes, but secret ones are very plausible.
3) Not likely. This is the Developers conference, iLife announcements are for MacWorld.
4) Possible since the Mac Pro is the most likely first recipient of the drive (and certainly the most upgradeable if you have one already), but I don't think it's very high.
5) Unless they are going to drop a bombshell and make the DevKit for the iPhone more available, beyond potentially having them available for purchase at the conference, I don't expect much about the iPhone. "I don’t think it’s a co-incidence that WWDC is happening before the iPhone even comes out." = He has no clue that this is when (except last year) WWDC normally is.
6) If they announce new hardware it will be to the Pro line (and the Mac Pro is pretty up to date). The MBP is a possibility, but I won't hold my breath. The Mini (if it does see any more updates :() will not get any air time at WWDC as it is not a "professional" level Mac.
7) At least he realizes that it is a pipe dream.
My take: We know they are giving the Beta version of Leopard out, so expect the keynote to be filled to the brim with the missing features.
-dave - GMorgan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4My prediction. Jeremy Allison will not be there.
- pollardito, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5you're confusing the Apple camp that thinks #1 is a good thing with the Linux camp that thinks #2 is a bad thing. i know it's easy to paint everybody with a broad brush and assume everyone's a cog in the Digg clone army, but when people post on here to bitch about something and then later you see people post on here to cheer the same thing your first assumption should be that maybe they're not the same people.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I like the ultra potable iMac design, but I am pretty sure it's called a Mac Book.
- SteveMax, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4"Your" grammar needs improvement, my friend. "You're" making a fool out of yourself.
- GunbladeVIII, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Er... new iPods please? Excluding a battery update, the current 5G iPod is almost two years old.
And if it'll be a widescreen, iPhone style iPod (basically with the phone removed), fix the aspect ratio so that it's actually 16:9, not whatever useless nonstandard aspect ratio is being used by iPhone. - Shaman760, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Dear Apple
How about adding a second tier to the Applecare plan for those of us who might be a little more "human" than others and incur small dings or spills upon our computers, therefore voiding the warranty. I'd gladly pay $500 for an all-inclusive Applecare warranty that covers physical damage. Come on, it's an aluminum box, some circuit boards and wires and a display....not a child!! - Misaiato, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4While their computers aren't 100% PERFECTO - what, precisely, are they _really_ lacking? Some hardware component updates are in the works - already evidenced by their recent purchase and ship date of LCD screens for iMacs - their Macbook just got ultra thin last Tuesday - their Power Macs are... powerful. The MBP update is very likely to come and include LCD screens, beefier chips from Intel, probably upgraded video cards, quicker/more efficient memory modules, better battery life, etc. But this isn't something Apple needs to "design" or "focus on" per se - these innovations are all 3rd Party. Intel has to design and innovate the CPU before Apple can include it in an update - it's not like the Apple designers haven't thought about it. As far as the look and feel of Apple computers - it's all great. I like the iMac, I like the MBP and the MB. I like the Power Mac. What is so so so wrong with any of these designs? Nothing. If you don't like it, we can call it personal preference. They aren't exactly the bottom of the barrel.
- conman16x, on 10/11/2007, -0/+31. iphone
2. iphone
3. Leopard
4. iphone
5.......
see a trend?
Personally I love apple, but they need to focus on what they do best, iPods.
/fixed - ThatsUnpossible, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3You're stating those two things as if they are facts?
I hope everyone supports both formats completely. Then the marketplace can weed out the better format over time, and no one has to worry that they aren't supporting the winning format. - roxics, on 10/11/2007, -0/+212" Macbook Pro Tablet
They are already experimenting with touch technology in the iPhone, and the release of the Modbook obviously shows there is a market for a tablet based mac. I know tablet rumors have been going on forever and a day but if anytime is right, it's now or within the next year.
Plus this kills two birds with one stone, all those people who want a 12" Macbook Pro. I'm one of them. - webmasterjoe, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I want Jobs to demo the iPhone with a fake phone call to someone from MS. "Hi, just wanted to let you know the iPhone will be out in a week, and everyone seemed to like Leopard. Oh, and one more thing, I am about to let the crowd here know that Leopard is on sale starting... now. So have fun with that Zune phone!"
- kethraal, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Crazy conspiracy theory of the week #7:
Apple is intentionally opening the procut hole for a reason. The reason? Apple plans to first saturate the home entertainment market first, then suddenly surprise everyone with a remarkable announcement. Apple then will send out millions (if they do a good job with hype to get it into homes) of usb drives (iPod Mini HD or smaller) -- which, when plugged into the USB port (the one people have been wondering "Why is that there?" for some time now) will install a Basic Mac OS X installation. The 40GB hard drives were used to ensure enough space for all owners to use the machine for movies, music, e-mail, and even heavy web browsing. How does the installer work? The code to recognize and talk to the dongle/USB HD is hidden in another driver, probably something quite unrelated to USB. It (the code) is simple in it's design, incorporating only a ultra-compact basic USB stack -- designed solely to work with the dongle. Apple has been hiring quite a few low-level embedded programmers lately, and they've almost always been big on optimization. A small amount of code, a couple K or so (small by today's standards) could be hidden "in plain sight" in... say... some mundane driver somewhere. In a one meg driver/framework it should be easy to tuck in a few well-optimized kilobytes of your code. The marketing would, of course, be done in typical Apple style: "A gift to all AppleTV owners: one free Mac. It's on it's way. Love, Apple." -- perhaps a nice script, black on white, possibly with a picture of the Apple TV.
If the Apple TV achieves even half the per-houshold market penetration of the iPod, the Mac would _instantly_ gain a massive market penetration. Dell wouldn't stand a chance -- especially since the AppleTV connects to any TV, anyone with _any_ sort of LCD/AppleTV setup, even over component, would have a "free Mac and monitor", already in the house.
That's the theory, anyways. - bbardlbradd, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2@Ireland
That's exactly what I said... The multitouch may be supported in Leopard, but people won't get to use it...and if they do, it won't be productive. I could see using two mice, but that's still a little counter-productive as I and most people I know who use macs have the left hand on the keyboard for shortcuts and the right on the mouse. - svenjick, on 10/11/2007, -4/+5Gues 1 to 5 are smart and plausible; 6 & 7 however are just dreams...
- slapthemonkey, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Apple Tablet PC will be so cool.
- EtherGnat, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Many Apple fans have, in fact, been bashing Microsoft for its support of HD-DVD's DRM.
- cleverboy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Ultra "potable"? I agree that Macs are delicious, but I personally refrain from ingesting them.
- lepton, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I predicted Multi-Touch for Leopard back in this Digg http://digg.com/apple/Top_Secret_Multi_Touch_built_into_Leopard and also Multi-Touch displays that can be placed flat on the desktop or at a low angle. It's a lock, I'm tellin' ya!
- Shaman760, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1@TRScheel
Precisely the company I was with before going to Apple. When there was a problem (twice) I spent a total of 1.5 hrs/each incident on the phone with Dell and the NEXT DAY they had someone at my place, putting in a new motherboard/RAM/keyboard/display/HD....sheesh- they practically built me a brand-new machine on the spot!!
Seems like every time I go into the Apple Store, the "Genius" tries to ascertain what **I** did to the machine that is causing it to break. Really, it's frustrating. If Apple would just get that small detail out of the way, I would come to love their entire company again. Right now, I have a love/hate relationship with them. LOVE their products, HATE dealing with their staff. - dagamer34, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Honestly, people seem to think that multi-touch is hot, but Microsoft still hasn't had any success in the market and they've been after it for 5 years.
Predictions 1, 4, and 7 make little sense. Providing support only for new Macs and leaving old ones out in the cold accomplishes nothing but market segmentation.
2, 3, and 6 aren't even predictions. We KNOW those are going to happen.
5 has been proven already at MacWorld.
This guy isn't making predictions and his crystal ball seems to be digg for some odd reason because I dont see how else you can come to these conclusions! - webmasterjoe, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I wouldn't speculate on Apple's potential success based on Microsoft's track record. Take a look at Windows Movie Maker, and compare that to iMovie. Same basic product, both come installed on a new machine, but one of them actually works without feeling like work.
- webmasterjoe, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1That sounds good to me. A little ambitious with the new iMac, but you have to expect them to be a little ambitious sometimes.
I'd like an iLife demo in there too. Maybe after covering iPhone and Leopard, he can talk about how the new iLife incorporates something cool that involves them. - syafthegeek, on 10/11/2007, -3/+3Apple is known for surprises. Some of them are already predictable and some of them are not.
- anonym41414, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Man, I love it when I hear an idea that's simultaneously ludicrous and wonderful. That'd be very cool if it ever happened, which it never will.
- DaBrainiac, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1It has begun.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1It's a good idea, but I like iMacs as they are. Hopefully it will be introduced as a new product.
- antoniojvr, on 10/11/2007, -3/+3Your retarded.
- Ireland, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2He wont mention the mini, AI says they are confident it's dead.
- insomniacal, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1This guy doesn't read Digg: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/24/closing_the_book_on_apples_mac_mini.html
- Berrex, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1If metaphors grow like weeds - in ordinary language - poets cultivate them, extend them, and combine them to make new hybrids that might never occur in nature but are exotic and exciting in those formal gardens we call poems.
- corvairkid, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they wheeled out the final build of Leopard.
Think of it this way. MS delayed Vista again and again. Now Apple announces a delay in Leopard. Can you think of a better way to burn MS than to announce a delay for whatever reason but then turn around and ship on time? I'll consider this theory to be true if they put up a big plexi glass wall between Steve and the audience to keep him from being pelted to death by money. - zioxide, on 10/11/2007, -5/+4But, Blu-ray support in OS X will also include burning HD movies for iDVD and DVD Studio Pro.
- Ireland, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2I think you are correct.
- meshman, on 10/11/2007, -8/+5They should call this "WWADC".
- anonym41414, on 10/11/2007, -3/+0What would you use a tablet computer for? I could see it if you only wanted to consume content, but the instant you want to create any content at all, you're boned. You can't even send instant messages from it. Hell, you couldn't even surf from it, because there's no way to type anything into Google. Do you really want to have to use a stylus to hand-write all your Web addresses?
- colinmhayes, on 10/11/2007, -5/+1regarding #4: no, there's no way apple would suck sony's dick THAT hard.
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