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Macworld 2006: The Final Last Minute Rumor List.
The hype, the possibilities, the probabilities, and the impossibilities are endless. There are a few “sure things” to expect from this year’s Stevenote, and plenty of rumors from Mac web sites to stock analysts to media and technology plundits. Here’s the final Mac360 rumor list ready for you to compare to the real thing. Mac360 Last Minute Top 10 Rumor List There are so many possible, probable, and impossible rumors for new product announcements for Macworld that we developed three lists (choose any 10).
The “Probable” List
1 - New iPod shuffle
2 - New iLife ‘06 Update
3 - New .Mac Enhancements
4 - New iWork ‘06 Update
5 - iTunes Music Store Upgrade
Extra ‘For Sure’
It doesn’t take much to agree on the Top 5, though expectations go well beyond that. What about Intel chips? What about the Mac mini?
The “Possible” List
6 - New iBook or PowerBook “nano” with Intel Inside
7 - New Mac mini with Intel Inside
8 - Front Row 2.0 with Remote
9 - Apple DVR/PVR
This is also the component Apple is missing in the so-called Media Center arena.
10 - Airport Express AV
Wait. There’s more. There’s also a bonus list of items that show up on various rumor lists but are not taken seriously.
Top 5 “Impossible” List
1 - New high end iPad
2 - Licensing Deal for OS X for Intel
3 - Intel Inside PowerMacs, PowerBooks, iMacs
4 - Any Deal With Adobe Or Microsoft
5 - Return of the Newton
Compare the above list with what really gets introduced at Macworld Tuesday. I don’t expect to see Apple selling Plasma TVs, either. Don’t look for a demonstration of Mac OS X for Intel running Windows, too. That’s the good, bad, and ugly of the Mac360 Last Minute Top 10 Rumor List. How does it compare to your expectations? We’ll do a recap and compare factual reality with our pre-show prognostications later in the week. In the meantime, Mac360’s lovely but less-than-diminutive Barbara Marie Hambi plans to fly into San Francisco from Las Vegas early Tuesday to attend the keynote. Click Here for a Special Report Page to be updated during the keynote presentation. Off Topic Note: Help support Mac360 and save a few dollars on Mac software at our local Amazon store. Click Here to save almost $10 on the new version of Photoshop Elements, and almost $20 on the latest version of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, available now from the Mac360 Store (it’s really Amazon). Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage and more-- barely $50 more than Apple’s iWork ‘08. Save money and support Mac360 at the same time.
• Article by Jack D. Miller • Published on Tuesday, January 10, 2006
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