Comments on: Steve’s keynote address at Macworld 2007 – Unveiling the iPhone!

By: Vincent Nguyen

Vincent Nguyen — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:01:09 +0000

Keep in mind that this WAS NOT my prediction but a tip that came into myiphone!

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:43:31 +0000

Do you all feel stupid yet?

By: blash

blash — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:07:09 +0000

HAHA!!!!!!

totally fuzzing wrong. OMG. the iPhone is gonna rule.

Whoever your source is, (s)he’s going down. Way down.

http://www.apple.com

By: deepkid

deepkid — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:34:44 +0000

some of you need to use os x’s dictionary to distinguish between rumor and fact. the above wasn’t supplied through an offical apple press release nor an official spokesperson. get a grip.

By: John

John — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:33:23 +0000

THIS IS A TERRIBLE THING… if you are a mac fan you would not post such damaging things to a blog… ie:… a phone not being released etc… this is a horrible thing to do… if my stock goes down i am totally going after you!!!

By: john

john — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:42:45 +0000

the mobile me didn’t get slap down. apple owns the mark which was approved in hong kong – thru 2015. don’t have link but will post later.

the hong kong filing date was 2005 which superceded the US filing date.

as far as don’t mess with a good thing, there was nothing wrong with the powerbook – why change or fix it? look at the macbook and macbook pro sporting intel…one helluva machine.

By: John

John — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:26:13 +0000

Fun but not believable. I doubt that the content of the keynote is settled till the day before the keynote. There have been stories that Steve has even dropped things the day of the keynote.

By: Required

Required — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:45:24 +0000

Except the Mobile Me trademark got slapped down.

Let me tell you: you don’t MESS with what’s not broken. Apple’s learned this lesson the hard way. Steve’s not stupid.

By: Jon Rubin

Jon Rubin — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:48:26 +0000

What makes me suspect this is a fake is the iPod announcement. Apple almost always makes iPod announcements at separate media events. Ever since the first Windows-compatible iPod, and especially since they separated the product line out to its own division, Apple has consistently shied away from tying the iPod line directly to the Mac line. Part of this is not announcing new iPods at MacWorld. Which means iPhone would be out of place at MacWorld as well. Oh yeah, and 10.5 by March? I doubt it…

By: joel

joel — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:07:37 +0000

Apple did away with the “Power” part of PowerBook at the last Macworld Expo. Perhaps Steve will do the same with “i” Pod and go with something completely new like “Mobile Me” – which they own the trademark.

By: Required

Required — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:57:24 +0000

Anyone expecting a) an ‘iPhone’ and b) Apple to abandon the iconic iPod touch wheel is an idiot.

By: David H Dennis

David H Dennis — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:14:10 +0000

I find several things very difficult to believe about this description.

First, I don’t think there has ever been a keynote without new Macs being announced. The consumer Macs seem pretty up to date at the moment but I think the Mac Pro is about ready for a quad-core dual processor announcement. Apple’s competitors already have such a machine, and I don’t think Apple would want to be left behind on that front.

First and a half. To announce new displays – which only the professional types are interested in – would be almost unprecedented without new Macs to go with them.

Second. I don’t think Apple can cost-effectively make a 17″ Cinema Display, nor do I think they would want to. They would have to sell it for about $300-400 in today’s market and I don’t think there’s any profit in that for them. A 17″ iMac, which has a stronger processor, would be cheaper than a less powerful Mac Mini + a 17″ Apple display. I don’t see Apple as going that route.

Third, while a black cherry theme might be attractive there is something about it that doesn’t feel Mac-like. There might be more colors added but I think Aqua as the default theme is here to stay.

Finally, they would not use the code name of ITV. They would use the launch name, whatever it is. This alone makes me feel that we’re not looking at a real list of talking points, because an authentic list would have the code names removed and the description of Leopard more fleshed out. I think this was made by someone who knows no more about what will actually happen than I do.

Hope that was interesting.

By: Boris

Boris — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:35:44 +0000

At Macworld Steve usually announces iLife upgrade. There is no mention of iLife in the list, so I do not think it is real :)

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:29:11 +0000

Well it looks like I’ll be getting a Sony Walkman Phone then. My current contract is up but I’ll wait until right after the Keynote. Too bad, I’ll also be selling my iPod Nano as I won’t be needing it anymore. The Sony Walkman phone even has a FM radio. This is a Bummer Apple!

By: Not Possible

Not Possible — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:43:07 +0000

This is possibly a diversion...per Jason D. O'Grady...here's O'Grady's thoughts on the iPhone via MacDailyNews.com

"There have been reports around the Web that Apple's much-rumored iPhone has been delayed and/or that it'll be a flop," Jason D. O'Grady blogs for ZDNet. "Then it occurred to me - could iPhone be a diversion?" "Apple engages in a fair amount of misinformation in the lead up to Macworld Expo San Francisco too. They've been known to selectively leak plausible-sounding stories to various rumor sites around the Web to throw us off the scent. Sometimes there are so many different Macworld Expo rumors that it's virtually impossible to tell the credible from the decoys," O'Grady writes. "What if iPhone is just a decoy?"

Full article here.