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Do you think the MBA will be refreshed during WWDC?
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According to Apple Insider that should be sometime in July; apparently based upon what SJ said at his keynote speedch. Not far away.
There was literally no hardware today. Not even the refreshed Time Capsules. Disappointing....
You should be.I love your optimism
Im a Windows guy lurking MacRumors. MBA is my next Windows laptop - that is, if they upgrade.
I predict that they take down the store tomorrow - silent launch of the new MBA.
To be fair to Apple, they flat out said they wouldn't be announcing any new hardware during the keynote speech. Since iCloud will indeed be running from Apple's servers rather than a mythical Time Capsule base, any update would be incremental and just something they'd launch silently.
Apple probably wanted to focus 100% on software today. They seem to want to bring a lot of attention to iCloud. Even more than iOS 5 and Lion for now (see apple.com). Hardware announcements would have distracted people from iCloud, and Apple likes to be perceived as the company that democratizes everything. They had to make a big deal out of cloud computing like they invented it. Then people will continue to perceive them as innovators as other companies will inevitably follow the cloud hype right after.
They still need to refresh the Air, the white MacBook, the Mac mini, and possibly the Mac Pro as well as the Time Capsule / AirPorts. The first two are probably coming with the Back to School promotion, which Apple still has yet to announce. They're probably holding off for Lion. It would suck for a student to shell 1K+$ on a laptop to be then constantly reminded a month after that they should upgrade to Lion for 30$ through the App Store, which will probably filled with Lion ads. A lot of them are buying their first Mac and don't even know Lion is coming. Apple likes to have that ''full out of the box experience'', and don't want people to think they still don't have the full deal even after they paid for a premium computer.
I don't see them not making a Back to School promotion this year, students always have been an important part of the market for Apple, especially considering how loyal Apple customers are, once you go Mac you never go back, so they'd rather have them switch young. Plus they still have supplies of iPods to get rid of before the new ones come out. The promotion always started around the same date other years. There must be a reason why this year is different, doesn't it? Core 2 Duo must disappear, fast. Let's just wait a bit.
They still need to refresh the Air, the white MacBook, the Mac mini, and possibly the Mac Pro as well as the Time Capsule / AirPorts. The first two are probably coming with the Back to School promotion, which Apple still has yet to announce. They're probably holding off for Lion. It would suck for a student to shell 1K+$ on a laptop to be then constantly reminded a month after that they should upgrade to Lion for 30$ through the App Store, which will probably filled with Lion ads. A lot of them are buying their first Mac and don't even know Lion is coming. Apple likes to have that ''full out of the box experience'', and don't want people to think they still don't have the full deal even after they paid for a premium computer.
I don't see them not making a Back to School promotion this year, students always have been an important part of the market for Apple, especially considering how loyal Apple customers are, once you go Mac you never go back, so they'd rather have them switch young. Plus they still have supplies of iPods to get rid of before the new ones come out. The promotion always started around the same date other years. There must be a reason why this year is different, doesn't it? Core 2 Duo must disappear, fast. Let's just wait a bit.
According to Appleinsider: http://www.appleinsider.com/article...0_7_lion_for_29_99_only_in_mac_app_store.html
"The Mac OS X Lion Up-To-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge via the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 6, 2011. Users must request their Up-To-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Mac between June 6, 2011 and the date when Lion is available in the Mac App Store will have 30 days from Lions official release date to make a request. "
"The Mac OS X Lion Up-To-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge via the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 6, 2011. Users must request their Up-To-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Mac between June 6, 2011 and the date when Lion is available in the Mac App Store will have 30 days from Lions official release date to make a request. "
I just bought my Mac on May 25th. I guess I'm SOL.
You are still within your 14 day return period..
My guess is its coming out with Lion in July. According to a few articles, the ETA for the SB MBA is due June or July. It wouldn't made sense if it came out before Lion.
I would have to agree that the WWDC this year kinda sucks. Being one of the biggest tech companies in the world, I would expect Apple to work a little faster then they currently are. Its kinda disappointing presenting things that is coming out July and FALL 2011 while most of the competitors (Amazon & Google) have systems/servers in place already.
I would have to agree that the WWDC this year kinda sucks. Being one of the biggest tech companies in the world, I would expect Apple to work a little faster then they currently are. Its kinda disappointing presenting things that is coming out July and FALL 2011 while most of the competitors (Amazon & Google) have systems/servers in place already.
The Buyer's Guide doesn't disagree with me. I don't even know why you pointed that out as an example.
Few Mac updates have been released in July or August over the years, which is exactly what I remember. I said Apple tends not to release Macs around the periods I mentioned: during Back-to-School promo, and the 2 months before (and during) Xmas. If it doesn't come close to WWDC (June), then I don't think they will until Sept/Oct. I could be wrong, and they could release a new MBA in July. However, based on the past, I don't see why my guess isn't a good one.
Like I said.
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@Abstract:
In fact, I had realized I was sloppy when responding upon rereading earlier.
Your dates are prob fine, but B2S, as I guess you know, has NOT started, and the qualitative argument against Apple refreshes during the early part of this promo do not seem to jibe with the release dates I pointed to.
There have been May and June updates and this is precisely when B2S traditionally starts.
No?
I take it back about the bogus info; That was my mistake. I do disagree with the argument though.
@Abstract:
In fact, I had realized I was sloppy when responding upon rereading earlier.
Your dates are prob fine, but B2S, as I guess you know, has NOT started, and the qualitative argument against Apple refreshes during the early part of this promo do not seem to jibe with the release dates I pointed to.
There have been May and June updates and this is precisely when B2S traditionally starts.
No?
I take it back about the bogus info; That was my mistake. I do disagree with the argument though.
Yeah, I was hoping for a MBA or Mac Mini refresh today. Oh well, the updates announced sound great.
Yeah. Likely within the next few weeks,maybe a couple months. Speculation is fun.
Over or under 4.5 weeks I think is fair
That's the only thing that leaves me wondering.
I said I think they may come out around now, but if not in June, then probably not until September-October. However, I don't think Intel even makes the C2D anymore, so unless Apple has planned ahead and had adequate stockpiles of C2Ds for their MBA, I figure they'd be forced to update soon based on necessity.
Back-to-School is probably coming before the beginning of July, so if they're going to upgrade, they'd better do it soon. If they actually do it in the middle of their promo, how many new MBA buyers who took advantage of the B2S promo early do you think they'd piss off!
Mind you, I'm not sure about any dates. I can only speculate like the rest of you.