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The Official MacWorld 2007 Predictions Thread
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Are you just going to keep copying this same post to every thread for the next two weeks? This is the third time I've seen it in just a few minutes. Please stop. Seriously.
This is the last time, only did it cause that post applied to each thread. Just trying to help those who need it.
This may be somewhat stretching it, but yes, I expect a small form factor MBP, something slightly smaller than the MB to plug up the hole left by the 12" PB... that space is now an orphan in the Mac product lineup... seems there is quite a bit of demand for something like that... though I don't see anything smaller than the 12" formfactor.
No new iPods this time around... if they had one ready, then they'd just have released it for X-mas - why lose the biggest selling season if you got the goods? So, it'll prolly be April before we see new iPods.
But Jobs will have to come out with "one more thing" - otherwise, really, what is he going to talk about that'll surprise the audience? Leopard updates are expected, iPhone, iTV etc. all expected. Therefore there's gotta be something new Jobs can announce, otherwise this will be a yawner.
Now, my wish - which I know will not happen - is for a mid-power headless mac - more than a mini, less than a Mac Pro... I'd buy it!
No new iPods this time around... if they had one ready, then they'd just have released it for X-mas - why lose the biggest selling season if you got the goods? So, it'll prolly be April before we see new iPods.
But Jobs will have to come out with "one more thing" - otherwise, really, what is he going to talk about that'll surprise the audience? Leopard updates are expected, iPhone, iTV etc. all expected. Therefore there's gotta be something new Jobs can announce, otherwise this will be a yawner.
Now, my wish - which I know will not happen - is for a mid-power headless mac - more than a mini, less than a Mac Pro... I'd buy it!
I agree to some extent however. Prior to Christmas Jobs would only have Disney as a movie seller on itunes. Many companys made it clear they would send their movies to itunes after Christmas. This sets up the ITV and updated Ipod for Macworld.
PS. Remember the Ipod Shuffle and I also believe Ipod Mini were both introduced at seperate macworlds. 2004 and 2005 maybe. Two wonderful products were introduced right after the christmas rush.
We may not see an ipod, but its surely a possibility.
1. No release/date announcement of Leopard. Just a big preview.
Release date will come 2 weeks before shipping which I think will happen in late March/early April.
2. Usual iLife updates, no price rise.
3. Usual iWork updates + spreadsheet app. No price rise, explosion of "Office:mac is doomed" rumours.
4. Lots of stuff about success of iTunes and iTunes Store both in the US and abroad. Possible addition of movie studios to US movie offerings, possible expansion to EU stores with movies. No international TV shows.
5. Small iPod-related hardware releases, point upgrade of iPod offering new features inc. output of UI to TV screen.
6. Mac Pro given upgrade option to Xeon 5353 (I think? The $609 2GHz one) and Mac mini upgraded to Core 2 Duo. All Macs now 64bit.
7. Upgraded displays, HDCP-compliant, various upgraded components.
8. Some sort of new iPod - I reckon it'll be like the iPod photo in that it will be a higher-priced high-end version, don't know how it'll work.
9. No phone.
10. I'll say it again, we won't see Leopard released nor will we have a release date announced.
Release date will come 2 weeks before shipping which I think will happen in late March/early April.
2. Usual iLife updates, no price rise.
3. Usual iWork updates + spreadsheet app. No price rise, explosion of "Office:mac is doomed" rumours.
4. Lots of stuff about success of iTunes and iTunes Store both in the US and abroad. Possible addition of movie studios to US movie offerings, possible expansion to EU stores with movies. No international TV shows.
5. Small iPod-related hardware releases, point upgrade of iPod offering new features inc. output of UI to TV screen.
6. Mac Pro given upgrade option to Xeon 5353 (I think? The $609 2GHz one) and Mac mini upgraded to Core 2 Duo. All Macs now 64bit.
7. Upgraded displays, HDCP-compliant, various upgraded components.
8. Some sort of new iPod - I reckon it'll be like the iPod photo in that it will be a higher-priced high-end version, don't know how it'll work.
9. No phone.
10. I'll say it again, we won't see Leopard released nor will we have a release date announced.
I agree with everything except the mac pro upgrade. I don't doubt that it may become available, but i dont think we will see it at macworld.
Yeah, I think iPods will be bigger. I think the Zune and Apples big push to movies and TV, means the vPod will be big.
I also think the Phone is looking good...
You dont think a headless iMac/homeserver?
Wasn't the name for the new spreadsheet app in iWork '07 supposed to be called Lasso?
Well I think Lasso will come out with iWork '07
iLife '07
New ACD's
Showing a few (more useful) features of OS 10.5
As much as I want to see it I don't see any ultra-portable coming along although a headless Mac would be nice...
Well I think Lasso will come out with iWork '07
iLife '07
New ACD's
Showing a few (more useful) features of OS 10.5
As much as I want to see it I don't see any ultra-portable coming along although a headless Mac would be nice...
Most concise, relevant and real post I've seen in a long time
Amen, brother!
(iTV to ship 'now', Leopard in March, iPod-Phone won't be mentioned.)
Well, all Apple product lines are consistent and Apple only needs to upgrade Mac Mini. Mac Mini will receive Core 2 Duo and all the models with SuperDrive.
All Apple products will receive pre-N Wireless. MacBooks will get hard drives with flash.
Possibly it will be showed a MacBook Tablet, with a 12 inches screen, and a keyboard like the tablets of Windows world.
Everyone is starting with the points (like microsoft and nintendo) so i think that Apple will rename the gift cards of itunes to iPod Points or something like this.
And talking in iPod, probably we will see an iPod Video with 16 GB of NAND Flash. A new iPod Video will get out, and it will substitute the 80 GB iPod. The 30 GB will receive minor updates, but will not be replaced.
iTunes will be updated to work with the new iPod that will connect to iTunes via wireless, bluetooth or USB Cable. The updated iTunes will receive an iTV menu like the iPod menu in devices in iTunes 7. Movies and Music Videos will go to all European stores.
iTV will be introduced, with new features like iPod connection and PVR.
iPhone (if it exists) will be showed as iTV was in Showtime. They will call to the prototype "Apple Phone", but as a internal codename. Shipped in Q3 2007.
The Cinema Displays will be updated, with a new design, built-in iSights and another goodies. They will see a price reduction to be more competitive.
iLife will receive improvements like FTP upload in iWeb and upload to Google Video in iMovie.
iWork will receive a spreadsheet app called Lasso and Pages will be more word like.
Mac OS X Leopard will be introduced, and all features will be revealed. It will shipped in Late March.
And the one more thing will be an Home Server called xMac. It will be like a Mac Mini or the Cube, will be for the den, not for the living room, iTV will search for him in first place, it will be more powerfull that Mac Mini, but less that Mac Pro, with prices like the ones of iMac.
Steve jobs will bring to us a Even one more thing, where he will show that Apple is working in a new Game Console that will be based on Software for iTV and with wireless remotes.
This is my prediction to MacWorld.
All Apple products will receive pre-N Wireless. MacBooks will get hard drives with flash.
Possibly it will be showed a MacBook Tablet, with a 12 inches screen, and a keyboard like the tablets of Windows world.
Everyone is starting with the points (like microsoft and nintendo) so i think that Apple will rename the gift cards of itunes to iPod Points or something like this.
And talking in iPod, probably we will see an iPod Video with 16 GB of NAND Flash. A new iPod Video will get out, and it will substitute the 80 GB iPod. The 30 GB will receive minor updates, but will not be replaced.
iTunes will be updated to work with the new iPod that will connect to iTunes via wireless, bluetooth or USB Cable. The updated iTunes will receive an iTV menu like the iPod menu in devices in iTunes 7. Movies and Music Videos will go to all European stores.
iTV will be introduced, with new features like iPod connection and PVR.
iPhone (if it exists) will be showed as iTV was in Showtime. They will call to the prototype "Apple Phone", but as a internal codename. Shipped in Q3 2007.
The Cinema Displays will be updated, with a new design, built-in iSights and another goodies. They will see a price reduction to be more competitive.
iLife will receive improvements like FTP upload in iWeb and upload to Google Video in iMovie.
iWork will receive a spreadsheet app called Lasso and Pages will be more word like.
Mac OS X Leopard will be introduced, and all features will be revealed. It will shipped in Late March.
And the one more thing will be an Home Server called xMac. It will be like a Mac Mini or the Cube, will be for the den, not for the living room, iTV will search for him in first place, it will be more powerfull that Mac Mini, but less that Mac Pro, with prices like the ones of iMac.
Steve jobs will bring to us a Even one more thing, where he will show that Apple is working in a new Game Console that will be based on Software for iTV and with wireless remotes.
This is my prediction to MacWorld.
For those of us who received an Apple for Christmas, will iLife '07 be a free upgrade or at least discounted??
Typically, no -- not unless it was ordered on or after announcement day, although you may try bitching...erm... complaining. I bought my iBook in December of 03 (receiving it, I think, either the day before or the day after Christmas), and I did not get iLife 04 in January. But I didn't try complaining either.
Here's what I'd like to see (whether it'll happen, we'll have to see):
-Core 2 Duo Mac Mini
-Dual proc, quad core (so 8 cores total) Mac Pro
-Displays w/ built-in iSight & IR port for remote/Front Row
-External iSight
-iWork & iLife '07
-iTV
-Mobile phone
-Updated Airport base stations/express
-True Video iPod
I'll definitely buy iLife & the phone. I'd like to buy a new display in the biggest size, but my salary at work is cr@* (but that's what you get for working 30 hrs/week @ an elementary school).
-Core 2 Duo Mac Mini
-Dual proc, quad core (so 8 cores total) Mac Pro
-Displays w/ built-in iSight & IR port for remote/Front Row
-External iSight
-iWork & iLife '07
-iTV
-Mobile phone
-Updated Airport base stations/express
-True Video iPod
I'll definitely buy iLife & the phone. I'd like to buy a new display in the biggest size, but my salary at work is cr@* (but that's what you get for working 30 hrs/week @ an elementary school).
Large displays for the living room (something like 42 and 50 inch). Why else have developed Front Row and iTv along with having movies in the iTune store and all the other video media. It will happen, I hope this keynote.
I'd actually like to see a cheaper Mini. As cheap as Apple can make them and still perform well. We don't need the latest greatest Intel chips, do we? (edit: if you expand the HD of a Mini to be the same as the cheapest iMac... they're the same price! And the mini has no mouse, keyboard, or monitor!!!!)
That said.. some people want something more powerful than a Mini but less than a MacPro. They're even saying an iMac without a screen. Isn't a Mini similarly configured to an iMac without a screen, already? (edit: at the low end it is, but there's not much expandability)
We'll certainly learn more. Jobs didn't say it'd be release yet, but we can hope.
Obviously some cynicism there
I'm expecting a full demo of Leopard at this stage. No secrets. I'm hoping they'll have new finder.
ps.
In the "way out there", but possible "One more thing"... I have my standard hope for Cocoa for Windows. Perhaps Apple can sell Windows as a dual-boot option on Macs, still able to run OSX applications.
The iMac has a dedicated graphics card, which is one major gripe people have with the Mini. When people say they want a headless iMac, keep in mind that started before the Mini was introduced. At the time the iMac was the cheapest desktop Mac. During the G3 iMac's lifetime, the issue was the iMac's screen was built-in, and many people wanted screens larger than 15". Then Apple introduced the desklamp iMac, and people complained even more because now they were having to pay for a flat panel (which were still pretty expensive then).
If there is still an issue today it is that there is an unsatisfied market for a desktop mac that is expandable but still small. The MacPro is huge. One or two PCI slots and an upgradeable graphics card is all many people want.
The price I was comparing to was integrated graphics.
True. True.
A little more expansion (video, hard disk) would go a long way
Isn't it time for new form factors?
It was a good idea to let let the PPC --> Intel transition look as smooth as possible, so keep the same form factor for the initial Intel releases of the products.
So now we are "used" to Intel Macs, won't Steve love to do a "taa-daa!!" on stage again, i.e. present another design-award winning new Mac?
Maybe a new Mac mini (Core Duo 2)?
Maybe a new Mac Book Pro?
Maybe a new iMac?
Well, that's what I am hoping for anyway.....
What I expect is this:
- 20 minutes "review" of the PPC --> Intel transition (Adobe CS3 showoff included)
- 45 minutes of Leopard preview (might become a bit boring as many features shown at the WWDC will probably be repeated...)
- iWork '07 (no iLife '07 yet...)
- Larger screen iPod video
I don't expect much more.
So, Steve... please surprise me!
It was a good idea to let let the PPC --> Intel transition look as smooth as possible, so keep the same form factor for the initial Intel releases of the products.
So now we are "used" to Intel Macs, won't Steve love to do a "taa-daa!!" on stage again, i.e. present another design-award winning new Mac?
Maybe a new Mac mini (Core Duo 2)?
Maybe a new Mac Book Pro?
Maybe a new iMac?
Well, that's what I am hoping for anyway.....
What I expect is this:
- 20 minutes "review" of the PPC --> Intel transition (Adobe CS3 showoff included)
- 45 minutes of Leopard preview (might become a bit boring as many features shown at the WWDC will probably be repeated...)
- iWork '07 (no iLife '07 yet...)
- Larger screen iPod video
I don't expect much more.
So, Steve... please surprise me!
If Apple were to give the iMac and MBP GPU expandability, they probably see their sales rise about 50 freaking percent.
- Larger screen iPod video
I think we can come up with a million reasons why a new ipod should be imminent. I expect to be dissapointed, but hopefully it will come out at macworld. everything is in place for an intro, however i think jobs is a little timid about it. That is why he will likely introduce it to replace the 80gig ipod or to just top out the ipod line. He is likely worried that the current ipods may still have time left to shine. i dunno.
Anybody else have any feelings on new ipods etc.?
I am currently in the market for just such a machine and won't buy anything until after MWSF. I'm prepared to buy the inevitable Core 2 Duo Mac Mini, but I wonder what the chances are that Steve will suprise us with a mid-level headless desktop. I know that most everyone thinks that this is unlikely, presumably because it would cut into iMac sales and because of the Cube debacle. I place the chances of such a rollout at MWSF at 1 in 3. What do you think?