What to Expect from Macworld Tomorrow

Steve writes "The Mac fellows at iThings.de have posted an entertaining read about what could happen on Tuesday at Macworld in San Francisco." That's pretty good. Also at the top of the reading list for such Apple rumor satire is Crazy Apple Rumors.

Comments

Re:Prices

[Draoi]

Wrong on two counts - you can get a crap PC for $500. iBooks start at $999 which is not bad for a laptop. You can also buy a brand-new (non-swivel) iMac from $799

allapple.com make the best predictions

[edLin]

This guy really knows what he is talking about.

Selling at a Loss

[Oculus Habent]

The difference with Apple and consoles is huge. Consoles have huge cash reserves from previous successes. Also, the money they lose in selling boxes is quickly recouped in the income from license fees on titles. Apple doesn't get $10 when you buy Photoshop.

Additionally, if you start selling at lower prices, get a bigger market share while making a loss (or a very slim profit) and then raise prices when you have market share, you become everything that Wal*Mart is.

For my last point, you should also take note that Apple's hardware sales support not only production, but the OS and all the iApps you could ever hope for. Think about where the $1,799 goes for the 15" flat panel iMac with SuperDrive:

15" LCD screen
800 Mhz G4
60 gig HD
GeForce 2
Ethernet, modem
DVD-R (RW, though not well advertised)
Mac OS X
AppleWorks
iMovie
iDVD
iPhoto
iTunes
iCal
iSync
Sherlock
Mail
Plenty More...