DISQUS

lewis · 1 year ago

Even though i now work for Microsoft, I still can't help getting that eager feeling each New Year, itchy anticipation for the Jobs Keynote (TM).

Prediction:
- Tablet sub-notebook. Not only do all signs point to Yes, but I really want one, and will instantly load Vista on it :-) so I have both next-gen OS's running in parallel.

Matthew J · 1 year ago

I think Apple will be re-releasing the Apple Newton!

Karim · 1 year ago

Let me guess... a very thin, I mean a very very thin new notebook? :)

jharr · 1 year ago

Congrats to everyone that reads the rumor blogs (at this point we even know the name - MacBook Air of the new tiny laptop). Here's one out of left-field for you:

iWeb will die. They will literally take the people who develop and market it to a field and will watch via CC cameras as they go all Casino on them. Seriously that app is as bad as any Apple has ever created. Maybe not a predication, let's call this one a dream.

Leopard will support wireless - the second-best bit of news will be the 10.5 updates needed to support all the magic they release will also fix wireless bugs in Leopard. Call it collateral improvements that benefit the masses.

Ok, ok now positive stuff - there will certainly be a new notebook form-factor, there will be some 'consumer-y' device and improvements to Apple TV. I think there will be a new application or enhancement to an existing application that will change the game in some fashion. Hardware will get the immediate accolades, but my gut says some software bit will be the true story.

Derek Scruggs · 1 year ago

The iGotYouBabe.

Karim · 1 year ago

@Derek : I got you to understand... you made my day Sonny! :)

Nikhil Nilakantan · 1 year ago

My predictions:

1. New micro-notebook. Probably 64Gb of NAND FLASH instead of a hard drive. May or may not have a touch screen.
2. 16Gb iPhone for $399. May mean an 8Gb phone for a lower price or the 8Gb model may just get discontinued.
3. 3G iPhone will probably be later in the year. Maybe end of 1Q or sometime in 2Q.
4. Usual updates to Mac OS X etc.
5. Hopefully an upgrade to Apple TV to make it far more on demand friendly.

Eric S. · 1 year ago

1. iTunes Movie Rentals

2. iBook Touch

3. Steve Jobs has a new outfit

yndygo · 1 year ago

I'm going to go a slightly different route - iTunes as "record" label... I think Apple is going to try and start producing it's own artists.

Granted - they're going to end up getting sued if they do (see wayback lawsuit Beatles v. Apple Computers over name/trademark, since the Beatles label was Apple records - primary defense that allowed Jobs to keep the name was "we don't do music"...) but I think it's a for sure.

Yeah, everyone already knows about the MacBook Air - even me, and I'm not an Apple Fanatic... But I think they're definitely going to try and get rid of the 'middleman' when it comes to the music industry.

John Haggard · 1 year ago

Expansion of Itunes availability via wifi beyond Starbucks. Imagine at concerts.