[voodoo]

MacPro?.. *yuck* The iMac will be 'Mac' then?


"I'm gonna get a Mac."

"What kind?"

"A Mac Mac."

"Oh not a MacPro?"

"Nah, maybe a MacBook too."

"Oh, what's it about?"

"Erm that's a Mac."

"Not a book?"

"No, see it's a portable."

"I thought Macs were desktop machines."

"They are."

"MacBook Macs are portables and Mac Macs are stationary."

"Yes."

"You know I'd like to get a Mac, I already have a MacBookPro and I'd like to have something with a bigger monitor."

"Isn't the MacBookPro a Mac?"

"Yes."

"So how about this Music Television??"

(Screwy MacNN database )

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[Dark_Lotus]

The World wide developers conference is coming up in August. What else do you guys expect to see other than a preview of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard? Do you predict any unveilings of new Macbook updates? Or the new Mac Pro? Anything hardware wise? Should I be excited to see a update to the MBP?

[Landos Mustache]

10.5 and new MacPro (towers).

Plus a bunch of stuff on how developers have to re-write their apps... AGAIN to fully support the neat new stuff in 10.5.

[Peder Rice]

You'll notice that I wasn't just talking about speed. I'm talking about hardware (such as video input devices) that simply do not yet work with x86 systems. The drivers haven't yet been released.

And to cater to this market, what I imagine to be a substantial set of the professional market (myself, at times, included), I could easily see Apple releasing new G5 towers, when and if faster G5 processors are available.

[mduell]

Since Woodcrest (Core 2 Duo for workstations and servers) dropped today, I think Apple will have the Mac Pro out well ahead of August. Some OEMs will have Core 2 Duo for sale within a week, and C2D will be in the retail channel in 2 weeks.

WWDC will bring the Leopard preview and an updated Xserve.

[MindFad]

1) Fast compupers (towers).
2) Leopard goodness.
3) iWhatzit 1.0.
4) Lots of threads on MacNN.
5) ...

[Peder Rice]

Given that Photoshop still isn't available in a Universal Binary and that much 3rd-party hardware won't run on the x86 machines just yet, I could see not only a "Mac Pro," but also an update of the PowerMac G5 line. No matter, however, I do expect an update of the professional desktops.

[Landos Mustache]

Originally Posted by Peder Rice

Given that Photoshop still isn't available in a Universal Binary and that much 3rd-party hardware won't run on the x86 machines just yet, I could see not only a "Mac Pro," but also an update of the PowerMac G5 line. No matter, however, I do expect an update of the professional desktops.

Pfff. ya right. I think they MIGHT still sell G5s after the towers are out but no upgrades.

The reason being is the new towers will be so damn fast that it will make up the fact that it is emulated.

[angelmb]

I got a sneak peak to the Job's keynote:

Behold, the fastest, baddest, boldest Mac ever. Complete with a OS X intel edition that's over twice as fast as the PowerPC edition.

[Peder Rice]

I'm not saying that the Intel offerings won't potentially blow away the current G5 desktops, but what I am saying is that many professionals have devices that do not have x86 drivers, and they will still account for a large percentage of the Mac professional market for some time. It is with that in mind that I believe that faster G5s could be ushered in without an announcement, suddenly appearing on the Apple Store.

[©öñFü$íóÑ]

Originally Posted by Peder Rice

what I am saying is that many professionals have devices that do not have x86 drivers

If only devices had like a high capacity flash-card or memory chip on it so the manufacturer can put Mac, Windows, and Linux drivers on it as a -standard-. Or, users can stick in their own drivers that are programmed by themselves downloaded right off the internet or the manufacturer's website. Whenever they plug in the device, the specific driver needed by the OS gets loaded to the hard disk and runs off of that.

[chabig]

TiVo will announce TiVo To Go for the Mac.

[rickey939]

MS Office 2006: Optimized® will be previewed.

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by rickey939

MS Office 2006: Optimized® will be previewed.

Pro Standard Plus Enhanced Media Edition™

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by ©öñFü$íóÑ

If only devices had like a high capacity flash-card or memory chip on it so the manufacturer can put Mac, Windows, and Linux drivers on it as a -standard-. Or, users can stick in their own drivers that are programmed by themselves downloaded right off the internet or the manufacturer's website. Whenever they plug in the device, the specific driver needed by the OS gets loaded to the hard disk and runs off of that.

I'm not sure why you'd need a 'high capacity' device, as drivers aren't that big. And it's MUCH MUCH easier and cost efficient for hardware companies to offer every version of their drivers on their website, rather than add bulk, cost, and complexity to their products.

[rickey939]

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Pro Standard Plus Enhanced Media Edition™

The new icons are going to be killer-awesome-cool.®

[Chuckit]

I predict the new towers will be called "The iPod Computer" to capitalize on Apple's greatest success.

[Landos Mustache]

Originally Posted by Chuckit

I predict the new towers will be called "The iPod Computer" to capitalize on Apple's greatest success.

They pretty much already took that path with the iMac "From the creators of the iPod".

The towers are not targeted to the mid-consumer market.

[Chuckit]

Yeah, that's kind of what I was joking about. "Aww, let's just go ahead and call it The iPod Computer."

[Millennium]

1) We'll find out the replacement for the Power Mac. However, the iMac name will not change.
2) We'll see a preview of Leopard. Boot Camp will be included, but no virtualization. It will run on most if not all of the machines that currently support Tiger, but at least one major feature other than Boot Camp will be Intel-only, and no valid technical reason will be given for this.

[angelmb]

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

They pretty much already took that path with the iMac "From the creators of the iPod".

The towers are not targeted to the mid-consumer market.

Pixar!, oh wait, iMac G4 took that one…

[goMac]

Who here is actually going to WWDC? I got my tickets last month.

[hayesk]

Originally Posted by goMac

Who here is actually going to WWDC? I got my tickets last month.

I'll be there. My employer is sending me.

But I hope it's not all about Boot Camp or Windows. I want to use a Mac, not Windows on a Mac.

[Apple Pro Underwear]

Steve Jobs in sneakers.

[chabig]

Bluetooth Mighty Mouse.

...and eight different versions of Microsoft Office!

Microsoft Office for Mac Starter Edition
Microsoft Office for Mac Home Basic Edition
Microsoft Office for Mac Professional Edition
Microsoft Office for Mac Small Business Edition
Microsoft Office for Mac for Students and Teachers Edition
Microsoft Office for Mac Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Office for Mac Ultimate Edition
Microsoft Office for Mac for Dummies Edition

[Ghoser777]

I miss getting a free pass as a student

[Angus_D]

Originally Posted by hayesk

But I hope it's not all about Boot Camp or Windows. I want to use a Mac, not Windows on a Mac.

It won't be. Boot Camp is just there to eliminate customer objections if they have one or two business-critical Windows-only apps which they have to run from time to time. Apple is clearly committed to the Mac platform, and it's in their best interests that people run OS X as much of the time as possible -- it's just that Boot Camp enables more people to buy Macs in the first place.

[slugslugslug]

Originally Posted by Ghoser777

I miss getting a free pass as a student

How'd you do that? I'm a student again; I should go next year..

[Gossamer]

I think you can apply for some type of scholarship. One of my co-workers got one.

[Angus_D]

Indeed. It's announced through the normal ADC channels (ADC News, etc) and on the WWDC site... I believe if you have an ADC Student accounts (necessary to apply) you'll also get a specific mail about it.

[angelmb]

I got two free passes in a row some years ago when I was involved on the ADC program as student.

[Andy8]

Mac Mini update
Mac Pro Towers
Apple Displays update
Mac Server
1 pro application from Adobe (ahead of schedule)
and, oh yes, 10.5

[slugslugslug]

Is there any particular pro app you're expecting from Adobe? I can't imagine it's anything from the Creative Suite or Macromedia Studio line besides Acrobat, which tends to be out of sync with the rest of CS. But I wouldn't bet on any Universal apps shipping from Adobe by August.

I also don't think they'll bother using WWDC to showcase an update to the mini. If they're going to showcase hardware at a developer conference, it should be something newer than a bump to an existing line. Displays, I can buy, since they'll go along with towers and won't need much time spent on them.

[Andy8]

Originally Posted by slugslugslug

Is there any particular pro app you're expecting from Adobe? I can't imagine it's anything from the Creative Suite or Macromedia Studio line besides Acrobat, which tends to be out of sync with the rest of CS. But I wouldn't bet on any Universal apps shipping from Adobe by August.

I also don't think they'll bother using WWDC to showcase an update to the mini. If they're going to showcase hardware at a developer conference, it should be something newer than a bump to an existing line. Displays, I can buy, since they'll go along with towers and won't need much time spent on them.

I am just guessing - that if the new apple intel towers are out, then Adobe may ride the wave along with their release and push 1 app or the suite out in universal at the same time, would be a nice time to demo them on a new tower, new display and hungry audience

[Landos Mustache]

10.5, 10.5, 10.5.

And some new towers.