MacWorld 2009 predictions

[fryke]

Maybe Steve Jobs' absence was just a ploy to dampen expectations, because in the past few years, we've come to expect too much?

[Ferdinand]

Originally Posted by fryke

Maybe Steve Jobs' absence was just a ploy to dampen expectations, because in the past few years, we've come to expect too much?

A really good thought.

[chevy]

Originally Posted by Ferdinand

A really good thought.

A ploy ? From Steve ? Never ! ;-)

[chevy]

Rumors today mention
- new mouse (this is really required !!!)
- iWork cloud version (linked to MobileMe ???)

[bbloke]

The idea of an iPhone nano puzzles me somewhat. I don't know, perhaps there is a market for it, but I'd have thought Apple would struggle to make the iPhone much smaller and keep it usable in the same manner as a current iPhone or iPod touch.

A new Mac mini or Mac Pro would be a useful update, but probably nothing earth-shattering. The possibility which worries me is the idea of iWork become a suite of web applications. If this is an additional feature, that's fine by me, but if it replaces the traditional iWork installation on a Mac, that would be a bad thing in my books. I've seen too many problems with servers providing delivered applications or the loss of an internet connection, where all work grinds to a halt. Also, Apple's difficulties with MobileMe over a long period don't inspire confidence. It's much better than it was, but I still experience the Mail page randomly reloading itself from time to time, leading to E-Mails getting lost. "Progress," eh?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Originally Posted by bbloke

The idea of an iPhone nano puzzles me somewhat. I don't know, perhaps there is a market for it, but I'd have thought Apple would struggle to make the iPhone much smaller and keep it usable in the same manner as a current iPhone or iPod touch.

Heh... that's almost verbatim what people thought about the possibility of Apple releasing an iPod nano alongside the regular iPod...

I don't know one way or another whether they'll do it or not, nor do I care to speculate -- but it would be interesting, and would make a good gift for the girlfriend as well!

[fryke]

I personally love the idea of an iPhone nano. Of course it'd have the same screen pixel count in order not to provoke AppStore problems. But I have to wonder about the battery. Battery life on the iPhone 3G is abysmal when compared to smartphones like Nokia's Series 60 phones. A smaller phone with a _smaller_ battery won't do much better. So either it'd have to be 2G only (which is only a good idea in developing countries like the USA and nothing for, say, Europe) to improve battery life - or it'd have to be thicker.

[Rhisiart]

Originally Posted by chevy

iWork '09 with the addition of a database and much better integration of the other 3 programs

Integrated with an online service?