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December 31st, 2009 — Apple
Who is more surprised?
Me because someone is reading this? Or you because I have written something?
Just a note to tell you I’m updating / changing the site today, with a goal to start actually using it in 2010.
The new URL will just be 360mac.com – no /blog. There is also be a new RSS feed from feedburner.
So if you get this – you won’t get anymore. Please come by and visit in the new year to pick up the new details.
Hippy 2010.
March 17th, 2009 — Apple, Developers, Predictions, iPhone, tablet
There is nothing like hitting Publish on a post to unlock a flood of new ideas. Lets add a couple more to the list:
(this is the Wu Method of naming everything you and everyone else can think of, analysts get paid big bucks for this)
One More Thing…
Support for larger sized screen – 7 or 10 inch – for Apple Tablet product to be released in September / October (with next iPod rev). If Apple plans to release something like this in 09 – this will be the occasion for developers to be told about it so they can.. develop.
Oh. And if Voice Play is announced – that one was mine too.
UPDATE: The silly section.
March 17th, 2009 — Apple, Predictions, iPhone, xcode
Apple have announced an event to discuss what they are working on in the next version of software for the iPhone – iPhone 3.0. It’s going to be held March 17 US time – in about 17 hours from now. So time for a few quick predictions.
My SHUT UP List (just do it to shut everyone up)
I’d be VERY surprised if all of these (except maybe video) wasn’t included. And seriously – after 3 revs of the software – people can rightly feel pissed if they aren’t.
Improvements to existing stuff
There are a lot of little improvements Apple could make to existing Apps.
NEW Features for iPhone 3.0
It will be interesting to see how many ideas Apple takes from Apps selling in the App Store. Yes it will suck for the developer, but you can’t use that as an excuse not to improve the OS. Not like they haven’t done it before with Mac OSX (Spaces, Dashboard etc)
June 10th, 2008 — Apple, OSX, Predictions, WWDC, iPhone
Now that the “SteveNote” from WWDC has been finished – lets see how I went with my predictions.
RIGHT
100% – 3G iPhone
100% – iPhone 2.0 software & App Store
95% – 3G iPhone to be triple or quad band
90% – GPS on 3G iPhone
75% – 3G iPhone in different colors
70% – OSX 10.6 announced
95% – OSX 10.6 called Snow Leopard
50% – .Mac refresh announcement
10% – iPhone Nano / Alternate models
0% – OSX 10.6 to have no new features
WRONG
75% – New MacBooks announced
65% – BluRay available
95% – .Mac Free (95% the basic service will be made free if its refreshed)
20% – MacBook Air 2.0
10% – iPhone gets plastic back
10% – MacBook Air Pro
DON’T KNOW YET
95% – Better camera on iPhone
65% – OSX 10.6 to be Intel Macs only
HOW DID WE GO?
10 right, 6 wrong (including a couple of long shots), 2 we don’t know yet.
Pretty happy with my guesses. I was pretty sure this was going to be the 3G iPhone 2.0 show with not a lot of room for other things like new Macs. Thought one of those I got wrong might have made a sexy “One More Thing” – but I guess Apple want the next 4 weeks of millions of dollars of free press to be all about the iPhone.
I like the changes to .Mac – now MobileMe. Pity the logo reminds me so much of Windows ME. Don’t think MobileME will ever really take off until it become a free service for all. $99 for a solo user with a iPhone is just a little too much. It rocks when you have multiple machines, but really it should just be free.
iTunes Music Store would never gotten to 80% market if people had to pay for it.
I kinda hate the plastic backs on the 3G iPhones. But as someone who has spent last few years with Motorola phones (with metal backs) and the crappy reception – it might not be such a bad thing.
No (RED)?
No 32Gig version?
Quick note on 10.6 Snow Leopard
I think the “low key” treatment of Snow Leopard was a good idea. The next 3 months are going to be a press frenzy on the 3G iPhone. The gestation of 10.5 Leopard from public announcement to release was way too long. But given 5000 developers are there for WWDC – your not going to call them back in a few months to show em 10.6. No doubt there will be a big Snow Leopard feature in January 09, when the software will be only a few months away from release.
No new features? Hardly. Improved enterprise support, new video with QuickTime X, no doubt the next generation of MobileME integration. Maybe nothing as shiny as Time Machine or Quick Look – but all important improvements nonetheless.
Roll on July 11.
June 10th, 2008 — Apple, Predictions, WWDC, iPhone
Thought I would make a quick summary of my predictions for the WWDC 2008 – then tomorrow I’ll post my score card.
From Top to Bottom
100% – 3G iPhone
100% – iPhone 2.0 software & App Store
95% – Better camera on iPhone
95% – 3G iPhone to be triple or quad band
90% – GPS on 3G iPhone
75% – 3G iPhone in different colors
75% – New MacBooks announced
70% – OSX 10.6 announced
95% – OSX 10.6 called Snow Leopard
65% – OSX 10.6 to be Intel Macs only
65% – BluRay available
50% – .Mac refresh announcement
95% – .Mac Free (95% the basic service will be made free if its refreshed)
20% – MacBook Air 2.0
10% – iPhone Nano / Alternate models
10% – iPhone gets plastic back
10% – MacBook Air Pro
0% – OSX 10.6 to have no new features
Time to get some sleep and prepare the score cards for the morning.
