Missed Apple Predictions

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by lanceweatherby • 18 years ago

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ashishk• 18 years ago

im sorry, but reading that post was a waste of time.

im here to learn, not gossip. how did this get 7 votes?

axod• 18 years ago

Apple bashing is popular. Bashing Apple for not delivering on rumors is popular. How dare they not deliver what people thought they might...

jcl• 18 years ago

The article, on the other hand, contains no Apple-bashing at all. More likely the article was voted up by the same people who voted up the other rumor articles leading up to the announcement.

sfphotoarts2• 18 years ago

It's a shame the $800 laptop rumor was wrong, with PC laptop prices dropping and APPL prices rising that OSX tax is getting to be a big differential. As a developer I couldn't use windows because there's no decent shell or vi or any of the tools I've spent the past couple decades using. OSX on the other hand is a UNIX variant that also runs Photoshop, which to me is the best of all worlds. I might consider one of the dell laptop OSX86 hackintosh ideas now that's maturing.

Its better to be wrong with Mac rumors, less chance of getting sued.

josefresco• 18 years ago

A developer using Photoshop, now that's scary.

sfphotoarts2• 18 years ago

software developer by day, photoshop for my photography interests.

qqq• 18 years ago

APPL actually lowered laptop prices. 100 less for the bottom end. and 700 less to get features like aluminum and decent graphics.

notauser• 18 years ago

Prices got more expensive like-for-like in the UK (presumably to hedge against recent exchange rate movements).

nailer• 18 years ago

$500 increase in Australia

maximilian• 18 years ago

Gruber was a bit harsh on the rumor sites. They're just driving page views, much like he wants and is probably trolling for with his analysis. The new macbooks were a long time coming and I'm glad they're finally here. My aging powerbook is in need of replacement and I never really like the current macbooks that much. My student budget can't quite afford the macbook pro, so new macbooks was an exciting announcement.

The first thing I'm going to do over x-mas break is install XP on my mac, but the Orange Box and play through half life 2 and the 2nd installment. I've been wanting to, but lacking the computer to do so.

bestes• 18 years ago

I don't think this was a waste of time at all. In fact, I was thrilled to read about exactly who made some of these predictions. Especially the analyst who based his "projections" on a false rumor. Accountability is a good thing. All the "pass-through" journalism, where sites simply take what other sites say and post it themselves, can easily obscure the source. I did think the thing about the apostrophe was a bit over-the-top, though.

acgourley• 18 years ago

Agreed - it's good to have posts like this one there to keep rumor mongers honest and confirmation bias at bay.

amackera• 18 years ago

The tone of this writer really irritates me. The content is useful to know, but his style seems so vindictive and (dare I say it) elitist.

LPTS• 18 years ago

If you were John Gruber you'd be elitist too.

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