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5 Predictions for Apple in 2007

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gross-conjecture-and-speculation dept.

Michael writes "2006 is coming to a close, and all anyone can think about (in regards to Apple, at least) is the upcoming Apple phone, but what happens next? What are we going to be salivating over and speculating about after Macworld? What changes are in store for Apple in 2007? No one knows for sure, but it sure is fun to take a guess."

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  1. My top 5 predictions for Apple by Salvance · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My top 5:

    5. Apple will break the 10% market share mark in new computer sales
    4. The iPod will face it's first big competitor at Christmas 2007, from a vastly improved Zune
    3. iPod will release a hard-drive free version of it's Video iPod, utilizing multiple flash memory cards to achieve 40GB+
    2. Apple will release the iPhone, and it will be the must have phone of 2007
    1. Apple will announce plans for a set-top box, integrating gaming, cable, and internet browsing

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    1. Re:My top 5 predictions for Apple by unother · · Score: 4, Interesting

      That's why a fleet of lawyers is spending night and day to ensure that Steve Jobs has a cloak of plausible deniability. I'm not going to speculate on what he knows--that would be crass, and although Jobs is a sharp strategist (and corporate icon) I am not certain he would choose to understand any details of the alleged financial chicanery--nonetheless, should Apple be forced to oust him again for bureaucratic reasons it would be an ill-timed morale blow to Apple.

      I imagine this will eventually settle under a legal tarpulin of promises and the obligatory fine. Still, any cracks in the Apple empire are sure to be more and more exploited by a press hungry for material. This is all we are seeing; it only matters for Apple because people pretend Apple is a "good" company, unlike say, Marsh and McLennan...

  2. All I want by Jethro · · Score: 4, Interesting

    13.3" MacBook Pro. Please? Can I have a decent upgrade path for my 12" Powerbook that doesn't involve getting a much bigger laptop or crappy plastic keys? Please?

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  3. Re:Where is the market for a full screen video iPo by theurge14 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Anyone? I can't even think if a reason to buy the existing video iPod, muchless a full screen model.

    Since I own a video iPod (80GB woot), I can state my reasons:

    1) I have my entire photo collection with me at all times. No more pictures in my wallet.
    2) I watch lastnight's Daily Show before work every morning.
    3) Video podcasts.
    4) I can share music videos with others on a drinking night.

    And I haven't even mentioned my music until just now.

  4. Re:Parallels.... vs OSX native... by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I predict that the market will clone the Windows API, and it will stablize, much like Unix has.

    Apple will implement the API and tie it with all the goodness of Mac OS X and none of the badness of Windows.

    Linux will implement the API and tie it with all the goodness of ... well Linux, and none of the badness of Windows.

    The term "Windows Compatable" will become much like "IBM Compatable" was in 1980s. Software will no longer be written for Microsoft Windows, but rather the new Windows API.

    Microsoft will abandon Vista fairly quickly after nobody wants it. Mac and linux takes off.

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