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Macworld 2009 Predictions
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Interesting predictions. But do you think iLife/iwork will be updated so soon? Last time they skipped a year...
Also, what makes you think dual FW800?
I hope you're right about the displays, but I doubt Apple will have a matte option.
And yes, you are dreaming about a better network...
Anyway, interesting predictions, as always, Digital Skunk.
Yeah, you know they're just pipe dreams.
I have a feeling that Apple would rather release proprietary GFX cards for the Mac Pro than give us Cinema's made for Mac Books. But, I just can't get this question out of my head:
"If the new Cinema is made for the Macbooks, and has a magsafe cord attached to it, how would that be effective for a desktop user?"
I don't think dual FW800's would go on the 17" since you can daisy chain them, but some peripherals don't have two FW800 ports for chaining, so that's another pipe dream there.
I am still in the Sprint/EVDO camp when it comes to the iPhone. Wonderful device, I will wait until Rev Q to get one, or at least until Sprint just folds in on itself and ceases to exist.
If the new ACD is made for the MacBooks, why does it have an iSight? The MacBook has one. And yeah, the magsafe cord has no place for a desktop.
I'd love to see new matte displays but I just think it's becoming increasingly clear that Apple is diverging away from the Pro market and is more focused on consumers.
My iPhone 3G is on Fido...reception pretty much the same as what I got on my old RAZR (Telus), maybe a bit worse. The phone is awesome, save for the battery life. You can't walk around all day with 3G, push e-mail, and GPS on or you won't make it past lunch.
For some reason, there are users that want to use their notebooks with the lid closed when they attach them to external displays. Personally, I'd like to have two monitors and such for my work, but some people probably just don't multitask as much. Hence the built in iSight and speakers.
Much is the same for many 3G phones I hear. I don't have an issue with my Sprint ones, and they automatically switch between 2G and 3G (EVDO) when I make a call or go online which is cool.
Well, there's some TV news coverage on MWSF, but Macworld's Keynote isn't broadcast on TV. However, if you wait a few hours after the event, Apple posts the keynote on Apple.com for you to stream, and then a bit later allows you to download the video.
Correct indeed. Mac Rumors will provide live coverage so you'll know what's happening as it happens if you stick around on this website. there's also a spoiler-free link to the streamed keynote that MacRumors will send to you if you want.
How does one actually get to go see the keynote live?
Ok so I have a really dumb question. Is it possible for apple to release blu ray for their macbook pro? I just purchased a macbook pro because I gave up on waiting for apple to put blu ray in their products. Now, I am no expert but you guys are. Is it possible for apple to release blu ray on their laptops during macworld?
Not immediately after Steve compared Blu-Ray to a bag of hurt.
There won't be BR on the Mac Book Pros anytime soon.
p.s. None of us are experts in this stuff. Experts in our day jobs yes/maybe/likely/so we say.... but no where near experts on many of the topics we speak of here. Take what everyone says with a spoonful of salt and research research research!
Check MacRumors the day before the keynote and you'll be able to give your e-mail address and MR will send you an e-mail with a link to the spoiler free version of the keynote.
Possible, yes. Likely, no. As Digital Skunk said, Steve recently bashed blu ray.
I have own a PS3 which is an excellent blu ray player, and the quality is incredible - much better than a DVD - but the problem is that it's DRM'd to hell, and as Jobs said, the licensing is really complicated. Apple is trying to diverge from physical media and is promoting movie downloads/rentals on iTunes.
Apple wants you to rent your movie to watch on your glossy-screen MacBook, haha.
It's becoming increasingly clear that Steve Jobs will announce that the entire iTunes catalogue will move to iTunes Plus (no DRM, higher bit rate). I'm not sure where that will fit in my predicted keynote schedule but this is a big ticket item that has to be announced at such a venue as Macworld.
oh no, no macworld announcement?!?! OMG Steve must be super super ill, quick, someone spread the rumour that he's not recovered from cancer despite the overwhelming proof that he has and the multiple occasions where he has stated that he is of sound health.
Macworld 2009 Keynote --- WHEN will it be?
I'll be attending my first Macworld Expo in January and have been trying to find out when the Keynote will be held. Do they usually keep its time and date a secret or is it announced in advance? Would it most likely be held on Monday or Tuesday?
Will I be able to get into see the Keynote live (as opposed to on a live feed in an "overflow" space)? I'm registered for 'Hands on MacLabs'. Will this allow me to get into the venue itself?
I'll be attending my first Macworld Expo in January and have been trying to find out when the Keynote will be held. Do they usually keep its time and date a secret or is it announced in advance? Would it most likely be held on Monday or Tuesday?
Will I be able to get into see the Keynote live (as opposed to on a live feed in an "overflow" space)? I'm registered for 'Hands on MacLabs'. Will this allow me to get into the venue itself?
Usually the keynote is not announced until about 2 weeks before it happens. So just sit tight and it'll been announced soon enough.
To be fair, it was only about half a year. If Apple decides to go for a 1.5-year cycle, the MWSF would be a likely release date.
Keynote?
http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2008/12/no-jobs-at-macworld.html
If Steve is not there, it will be such a disappointment to so many.
http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2008/12/no-jobs-at-macworld.html
If Steve is not there, it will be such a disappointment to so many.
Could this be the reason why almost every system was released before Macworld and now we're hearing no rumors whatsoever?
The term "Macworld" has grown to be unrepresentative of the majority of Apple's business. Apple does Mac, but they also do iPod+iTunes, iPhone, tv...
Maybe we'll begin hearing from Steve at Apple scheduled special events from now on.
Nonetheless, I'm still ambiguous about this and I think that if Apple were to drop out of this longstanding tradition of having a keynote address at MWSF, they'd put out a press release explaining their direction to avoid sparking rumors of the company's or its CEO's decline.
The term "Macworld" has grown to be unrepresentative of the majority of Apple's business. Apple does Mac, but they also do iPod+iTunes, iPhone, tv...
Maybe we'll begin hearing from Steve at Apple scheduled special events from now on.
Nonetheless, I'm still ambiguous about this and I think that if Apple were to drop out of this longstanding tradition of having a keynote address at MWSF, they'd put out a press release explaining their direction to avoid sparking rumors of the company's or its CEO's decline.
Yeah, I thought it was weird they hadn't announced Jobs doing the Keynote. I honestly don't think they can scrap together about new stuff for the show. It's gonna be a looooong iLife/iWork demo.
Quick MWSF / iPhone thought out loud:
The iPhone at some point, potentially might need to update it's screen (e.g. OLED, but also resolution).
Would they bring out a mini iPhone, which had a different resolution, then basically hint that the v3 iPhone will have a higher resolution than currently, to get developers ready for it? (I'd imagine resolution independence is a bridge to be crossed a wee while after the developers have been told about it).
It's almost too quiet, just a few weeks before MWSF...
The iPhone at some point, potentially might need to update it's screen (e.g. OLED, but also resolution).
Would they bring out a mini iPhone, which had a different resolution, then basically hint that the v3 iPhone will have a higher resolution than currently, to get developers ready for it? (I'd imagine resolution independence is a bridge to be crossed a wee while after the developers have been told about it).
It's almost too quiet, just a few weeks before MWSF...