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headquest · Post by **headquest** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:19 pm

re. the OP:

I think the article is mostly stating the obvious. Steve Jobs has already made quite clear that he thinks the iPad is a taste of the future of mainstream computing, so it's inevitable that he is going to put all the eggs into that basket.

As I've said here before, the old iMacs look very long-in-the-tooth on the shop shelves now, compared to all the new Windows 7 touchscreen all-in-ones. And from the article at the start here, it seems clear that an up-to-date replacement is not about to drop, so Mac computers are going to look increasingly our of place and behind the times unless Apple focus all out on a replacement soon. What this means for Logic, etc, we can only guess...

...but my guess is Apple will do the bare minimum to ensure their computer line doesn't entirely disappear for the moment, while they give 95% of their efforts to build up their momentum with the iPad and retain their lead in phones.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:37 pm

kilon wrote: Let me get my popcorn first

They are out, besides......the show's almost over

debra1rlo · Post by **debra1rlo** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:45 pm

well, with the imminent collapse of the music business at hand it was inevitable

Cordelia · Post by **Cordelia** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:54 pm

I blame it on cassettes.

UltraJv · Post by **UltraJv** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:56 pm

We should have stuck to wax cylinders.

debra1rlo · Post by **debra1rlo** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:59 pm

wax cylinder cassettes probably would have made everyone happy. imho.

i guess if the news is true about Mac, i won't feel so bad about looting the Apple store during our next riot/earthquake/tsunami/zombie attack.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:03 pm

My attempt at mac is resting in piece(s).......no......really......

mcnoone · Post by **mcnoone** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:56 pm

hibidy wrote:

My attempt at mac is resting in piece(s).......no......really......

and to think, all you needed to do was "REPAIR PERMISSIONS", and the problem would have been fixed.

I heard doing so, will even fix your microwave too.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:22 pm

mcnoone wrote:
hibidy wrote:

My attempt at mac is resting in piece(s).......no......really......
and to think, all you needed to do was "REPAIR PERMISSIONS", and the problem would have been fixed.
I heard doing so, will even fix your microwave too.

Har!! I GOT your repair permissions right here !

And my microwaves have always actually worked.

guitarzan · Post by **guitarzan** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:56 pm

UltraJv wrote:We should have stuck to wax cylinders.

I have a case on order...should be arriving on the next autogyro from Siam!

UltraJv · Post by **UltraJv** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:24 am

guitarzan wrote:
UltraJv wrote:We should have stuck to wax cylinders.
I have a case on order...should be arriving on the next autogyro from Siam!

Cool - analogue or digital?

guitarzan · Post by **guitarzan** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:15 am

UltraJv wrote:
guitarzan wrote:
UltraJv wrote:We should have stuck to wax cylinders.
I have a case on order...should be arriving on the next autogyro from Siam!
Cool - analogue or digital?

No, no...none of those inferior off-brands for me! Genuine Graphophone!

skipkent · Post by **skipkent** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:15 am

The gps, gyroscopes and augmented reality are key here. They will not be niche items for much longer.

Things are going to get very interesting very quickly, I think. The lines between software and reality will begin to blur with increasing speed. Macs and PC's as we now know of them will indeed go by the wayside with shocking swiftness.

Don't blame Steve, though. As much as he'd like you to think he's writing it, he's just seeing 'the' writing on a very big wall and acting (and advertising) accordingly, which is what he's always been very good at.

guitarzan · Post by **guitarzan** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:54 am

Why doesn't Apple just sell their OS like Windows does? I mean, it's pretty much running on a PC now anyway.

Bruce Bartlett · Post by **Bruce Bartlett** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:20 am

guitarzan wrote:Why doesn't Apple just sell their OS like Windows does? I mean, it's pretty much running on a PC now anyway.

Because Apple makes much more money selling hardware than software.

R.I.P., Macintosh?