ElDiabloConCaca
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I normally don't bite when rumors like this come around -- I find I'm more surprised and satisfied with the keynotes when I don't know or expect anything.
With that said, this is one rumor I'm falling for. The fact that Apple has specifically sued people over leaking information regarding "Q88" (apparently, codename for the headless, sub-$500 machine) leads me to believe there may be some truth in this one.
I agree with serpico -- I don't think this computer will be marketed as a multimedia device meant to integrate with your stereo or TV; rather, just a low-cost, entry-level Macintosh. It's cheap enough and simple enough to mass produce immediately, and won't cost Apple an arm and a leg if it fails. If it fails, hey, Steve was right -- there's not much demand or need for a super low-cost Macintosh, but if it succeeds, then it's priced low enough to possible entice a few more "switchers."
I'm limping along with a 500MHz G4 machine that lacks even an AGP port. I'd definitely spring for a $500 1.25GHz G4 machine that I can slap a big hard drive in -- I'm a patient guy and don't need a dual 2GHz G5 machine to do my heavy PhotoShop work in, and going from 500MHz to 1.25GHz would be a great leap.
With that said, this is one rumor I'm falling for. The fact that Apple has specifically sued people over leaking information regarding "Q88" (apparently, codename for the headless, sub-$500 machine) leads me to believe there may be some truth in this one.
I agree with serpico -- I don't think this computer will be marketed as a multimedia device meant to integrate with your stereo or TV; rather, just a low-cost, entry-level Macintosh. It's cheap enough and simple enough to mass produce immediately, and won't cost Apple an arm and a leg if it fails. If it fails, hey, Steve was right -- there's not much demand or need for a super low-cost Macintosh, but if it succeeds, then it's priced low enough to possible entice a few more "switchers."
I'm limping along with a 500MHz G4 machine that lacks even an AGP port. I'd definitely spring for a $500 1.25GHz G4 machine that I can slap a big hard drive in -- I'm a patient guy and don't need a dual 2GHz G5 machine to do my heavy PhotoShop work in, and going from 500MHz to 1.25GHz would be a great leap.